From: Fred Dylla <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 21:02:50 +0000 Response to Dr. Danny Kingsley’s post of Sat, 2 May 2015 17:39 Dear Dr. Kingsley, Let me assure you that STM consultation on article sharing is still very much a work in progress. When the two-month consolation period closed on April 10th, we received quite a few (50) comments, including very thoughtful commentary from several readers of Liblicense. The STM working group met in late April to review the submitted comments and consider next steps, including ongoing engagement with those in the wider community who use and provide content for these networks. We will post progress reports on the original STM site where all the submitted comments can still be viewed: http://www.stm-assoc.org/stm-consultations/scn-consultation-2015/. The announcement by Elsevier does not mean these voluntary principles are fixed or no longer open to discussion by the research community. Elsevier participates in the STM working group that has been carefully considering this issue for several months now, and remains closely engaged with its other members, its process, and with the feedback received to date. It is encouraging to see a publisher taking steps to make article sharing easier for researchers based on this first draft of the voluntary principles. Meanwhile, the STM working group continues its efforts to engage the wider community to develop revised principles that reflect the views of all major stakeholders in this important area of scholarly research. H. Frederick Dylla Chair, STM working group for article sharing on scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs) Executive Director & CEO, American Institute of Physics