Re: Open Letter about OA to the Royal Society by Fellows ofthe Royal Society

["Marc Brodsky" <brodsky@aip.org>]

I would say a careful reading of the two statements show more balance and 
openness in the RSC statement than in the response letter cited below by 
Harnad.

I would suggest that we explore new venues for dissemination of 
information before first setting out to undermine successful existing 
ones.

If the new venues work for authors and readers, we will not need 
government imposed mandates to make them happen. Marc

Marc H. Brodsky
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>>> harnad@ecs.soton.ac.uk 12/6/2005 7:49 PM >>>
Forty two Fellows of the Royal Society (including 5 Nobel Laureates) have
signed the following Open Letter to Lord Martin Rees expressing concern
about the Society's statement on open access:

      http://www.frsopenletter.org/