From: Laval Hunsucker <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:15:14 -0700 I can't help wondering whether anyone here would care to comment on the strategy briefly outlined in the (at this moment of writing) most recent online [and tongue-in-cheek???] reaction to this _Chronicle_ item referred to by Ken -- i.e., quoting: "Here is my suggestion: when writing a reference for someone's case for tenure, promotion or election to a national academy, I mainly pay heed to those of the candidate's publications that I can get to instantly online, even if I'm working at home. Stuff behind a paywall should not count; if it's not accessible in the university of Timbuktu then it's not material that the candidate has contributed to the benefit of all humankind. In fact I once voted against awarding an honorary degree to a poet because almost none of his work was available online. If everyone acted as I do, this problem would be solved quickly" Anything of practical utility(/feasibility?) here ;-)? - Laval Hunsucker Breukelen, Nederland ----- Original Message ----- > From: LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3:56 AM > Subject: Harvard committee urges Open Access > > From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:47:31 +0400 > > Hi All > > There is a brief article in the Chronicle on Harvard urging Open Access at: > > http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/saying-costly-subscriptions-cannot-be-sustained-harvard-library-committee-urges-open-access/42589?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en > > Memo to traditional publishers from Bob: "...and admit that the waters > around you have grown." > > Regards > > Ken > > Dr. Ken Masters > Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics > Medical Education Unit > College of Medicine & Health Sciences > Sultan Qaboos University > Sultanate of Oman > E-i-C: The Internet Journal of Medical Education >