RE: NFP publishing

["David Goodman" <David.Goodman@liu.edu>]

Yes, the less well known journals have everything to gain by OA, 
which will let their articles be seen and read, whereas most 
libraries outside the country of origin would not previously have 
had subscriptions.

The best and best-known journals will survive even without OA. 
They are already seen and read at large. comprehensive research 
universities and will continue to be.

But they have a great deal to gain as well: they will now be read 
outside of such institutions.  This includes all people in their 
broad field, wherever located, and all others who are interested. 
Scientists should rejoice that those outside their subject are 
interested-- that is how one obtains recruits and funding. There 
are few if any fields that have no amateurs, as Wikipedia has 
taught us.

The journals that do need to fear OA are those that nobody would 
possibly read, although some libraries are fool enough to buy. 
They have everything to gain from complicating, delaying, and 
disputing about OA.

Peter, where do you think your journals stand?  I think they're 
Exhibit A for the practicality of OA, but you seem to have less 
confidence.

Dr. David Goodman
Associate Professor
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
dgoodman@liu.edu
dgoodman@princeton.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu on behalf of Peter Banks
Sent: Mon 4/24/2006 8:05 PM
To: david.prosser@bodley.ox.ac.uk; liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: NFP publishing

If Exhibit A of the effect of OA on subscriptions is the
publications program of the Indian Academy of Sciences, I don't
think the jury will be convinced. ..

Peter Banks
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Email: pbanks@diabetes.org