From: Werner Hillebrecht <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 18:27:25 +0200

Against embargo:

1. One will do the graduands, who will usually be job-hunting after
graduation, a disservice by withholding public access to their work.
They need the web presence of their thesis to get known
professionally.

2. Will public access to the original thesis impact negatively on
sales of the published version? I don't think so. Published versions
normally should be streamlined, gotten rid of some formal ballast
required for the graduation, generally more readable. Which are the
points making them still worthwhile to buy. Otherwise, why
publication?

Werner Hillebrecht
National Archives of Namibia


On 10/1/14, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Laura Czerniewicz <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:08:37 +0000
>
> Thanks for a very useful list which I enjoy following. I now need to
> get a sense from others. Our university Council recently passed an
> open access mandate which inter alia requires theses and dissertations
> for be deposited before graduation. Two of the faculties have
> requested that the metadata be put up but there be a two year embargo
> to allow time for publishing. What are the pros and cons of doing this
> in others' experiences? What reasons might one give in argument either
> way?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Laura
>
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