From: Subbiah Arunachalam <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 09:38:55 +0530 I suspect that eventually there will be more Sci-Hubs and for all we know that may be good for science and scholarship. Arun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-4658 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9925-2009 On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 7:41 AM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Gary Price <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, May 19, 2016 at 6:11 PM > > From the intro to the list of principles: > > "Despite some reassurances that SSRN policies won’t change > post-acquisition, there is reason to be concerned about the > willingness of an Elsevier-run SSRN to accommodate the open access > preferences of scholars who post there. Elsevier has recognized that > displaying some receptiveness to open access is shrewd in the current > era, although it has pursued policies that have created obstacles to > true open access in the view of many scholars. > > How might Elsevier reassure SSRN authors that it will continue to > respect the policies that have attracted scholarly authors to post on > that site?" > > The intro and list of 12 principles is available here: > > http://www.authorsalliance.org/2016/05/19/principles-for-reassuring-authors-of-ssrn-posted-papers-under-elseviers-ownership/ > > > __gary > > Gary D. Price, MLIS > Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal's infoDOCKET > Information Industry Analyst > Librarian