From: Ivy Anderson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:55:22 +0000 Sandy, As UCSF is a health sciences campus and this was a press release intended for a general audience, it isn't surprising that the release referred to scientific articles, which many people would understand. Those with a more professional interest and understanding would doubtless read the actual policy and appreciate the fuller context, as you have. Best, - Ivy Ivy Anderson Director of Collections California Digital Library University of California, Office of the President -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 23:27:56 -0500 I don't consider it a "minor" point. Some institutions, in fact, have established OA policies only for certain parts. Harvard, for example, has an OA policy that applies to its Faculty of Arts and Sciences. I'm not aware that it is a university-wide policy that applies also, for example, to the Business School or the Law School. At Stanford it was the School of Education that first adopted an OA policy. The announcement mentions "scientific" throughout. One would never know, without reading the actual policy, that it applies to the humanities and social sciences as well. I consider that a failure to properly communicate the actual facts of the policy. Sandy Thatcher