From: Fred Dylla <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 03:21:38 +0000 Subject: Post to Liblicense Early in 2015, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) (http://www.stm-assoc.org/) initiated a formal consultation on the sharing of published articles via scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs). Many Liblicense contributors submitted questions and comments on this subject that were subsequently considered in the development of voluntary principles for the use and evolution of such networks. STM has recently launched a new website to continue to provide information on the evolution of this form of article sharing - including simplification of publisher sharing policies, progress reports on a technical pilot that will enable authors to post articles more easily, and the proposed extension of COUNTER to monitor article use on networks. The site will be a home for continued commentary on this subject. We urge Liblicense readers to review the new site and encourage endorsement of the voluntary principles by organizations that operate and interact with article sharing networks. The new website is called “How Can I Share It” and it can be found at: http://www.howcanishareit.com Background on developments on this effort since the Liblicense posting a year ago is given in a Scholarly Kitchen post this week: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2016/05/09/guest-post-fred-dylla-content-sharing-made-simple-a-collaborative-approach/ H. Frederick Dylla Chair, STM’s working group on article sharing networks Executive Director Emeritus American Institute of Physics Email: [log in to unmask]