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All these are Harnadian assertions, not proofs.
Let me take the points one by one:
1. I agree with point one if we replace "research-users" simply by
"users".
2. I would rephrase this point as follows: "Not all researchers will be
persuaded to self-archive... etc. ; however, some will (and that will
increase the number of allies). "This comes with the territory" may mean
the same thing, but in too ambiguous a fashion to satisfy me;
3. I would rephrase this point exactly like 2.
4. Idem.
5. Idem.
6. Idem.
I begin to understand what Stevan Harnad's basic mistake is: he confuses
some ideal-typic notion of the researcher, whatever that may be, with
the variegated behaviour of researchers. perhaps a bit of classic social
science readings, such as Max Weber would help...
OA requires political changes in various kinds of institutions. To
achieve political change, alliances are needed, not exclusions.
But thank you all the same as it allows to put the differences between
us at their exact level: as all can see, it would take Stevan Harnad
very little to agree with me; he would just have to abandon some
idealized version of "the researcher" and simply accept that they form a
motley crew.
Best,
jc
Le samedi 29 avril 2006 à 05:32 +0100, Stevan Harnad a écrit :
> See:
> http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0008.gif
> http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving_files/Slide0009.gif
>
> Slide 8:
>
> The objective of open-access self-archiving (and what will persuade
> researchers to provide it):
>
> - is not to quarrel with, ruin or replace journals, publishers or peer
> review (at all) (Self-archiving is a supplement to, not a substitute
> for journal publication; it is done for the sake of providing access
> to all would-be research-users worldwide whose institutions cannot
> afford the publisher's official version.)
>
> - nor will researchers be persuaded to self-archive for the sake
> of providing access to teachers - students - the general public
> (and yet that will come with the territory...)
>
> - nor will researchers be persuaded to self-archive for the sake
> of providing access to the Developing World (and yet that will come
> with the territory...)
>
> - nor will researchers be persuaded to self-archive for the sake of
> providing access to medical information for tax-payers (and yet that
> will come with the territory...)
>
> - nor will researchers be persuaded to self-archive for the sake
> of making all knowledge/information free (and yet some of that will
> come with the territory...)
>
> - nor will researchers be persuaded to self-archive for the sake of
> relieving the budgetary problems of libraries (and yet some relief
> for access needs that exceed the budget will come with the territory...)
>
> Slide 9:
>
> The objective of open-access (and what will persuade researchers to self-archive,
> and also persuade their institutions and funders to mandate it) is:
>
> - to maximize research impact
>
> - by maximizing research access
>
>
>
>
> Stevan Harnad
>
Received on Sat Apr 29 2006 - 15:49:14 BST
