From: leo waaijers <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:06:55 +0100 *Bon courage* to the German negotiators! That they may strike a deal based on the Fair Open Access principles (https://fairoa.org/ ). Leo. *Van:* LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] From: "Wise, Alicia (ELS-OXF)" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 18:00:34 +0000 Hello everyone, Just a quick message to let you know we’ve asked Nature to correct one or two details in this story. We politely informed customers that access arrangements would not change over the holiday season. Discussions continue with the German negotiation team. With best wishes, Alicia Dr Alicia Wise Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Networks Elsevier I The Boulevard I Langford Lane I Kidlington I Oxford I OX5 1GB M: +44 (0) 7823 536 826 <+44%207823%20536826> I E: [log in to unmask] *Twitter: @wisealic* *From:* LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 08:31:01 -0500 NB: This has been quite the process to track: Germany vs Elsevier: universities win temporary journal access after refusing to pay fees "The Dutch publishing giant Elsevier has granted uninterrupted access to its paywalled journals for researchers at around 200 German universities and research institutes that had refused to renew their individual subscriptions at the end of 2017. "The institutions had formed a consortium to negotiate a nationwide licence with the publisher. They sought a collective deal that would give most scientists in Germany full online access to about 2,500 journals at about half the price that individual libraries have paid in the past. But talks broke down and, by the end of 2017, no deal had been agreed. Elsevier now says that it will allow the country’s scientists to access its paywalled journals without a contract until a national agreement is hammered out. " [SNIP] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00093-7?mkt_tok= eyJpIjoiWkRJeFptWTNOVGRrWVRjeCIsInQiOiJGNk4wcHBndmNWZHdIcm42 TENaWVFOQnNUTVV1YXduaU1kd2JPY3IrcTI3QnFoMnplNGRDUFwvdEg1cHB1 c3IwZkFENXpJV0E3ZGxnZVljWUNmUGpDbVkrQUZQSGFhTTQ4MGhXd0p4Z0lr YVVmV21Bbm1SblhWUjFDZGMxXC9UMVl0In0%3D