I believe this is the English version of the document.
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/intm/97236.pdf
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Van: American Scientist Open Access Forum [mailto:AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG] Namens Thierry Chanier
Verzonden: vrijdag 7 december 2007 16:39
Aan: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG
Onderwerp: Misunderstanding about "OA in Europe suffers a setback" ?
Dear all,
After reading N Miradon's message (recalled hereafter), I thought "a battle had been lost".
After looking some more on the Internet and asking colleagues, I learned that an event happened in November . Here is the English title :
"Council Conclusions on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation 2832nd COMPETITIVENESS (Internal market, Industry and Research) Council meeting Brussels, 22 and 23 November 2007"
Here is the link to the French version (the link to the English one would be welcomed):
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/fr/intm/97240.pdf
What do you think of it ? If I correctly understood what happened, OA did not faced a defeat (also much remains to be done).
Napoleon Mirandon do you share this view ? Can you make connections between what you said and this new information ? I may have read things too rapidly and misunderstood them (or the other way round). Please, do not feel embarassed with my questions. It is just to make things clearer and a happier information about OA would be welcomed.
Cordialement
Thierry Chanier
Hereafter 3 documents :
- 1) extract from an information in French
- 2) extract from a message received by a colleague (English)
- 3) N. Miradon's message
************** extract from an information in French ****************** D�p�che n�87423 Paris, Lundi 26 novembre 2007 , 17:20:22 Cyril Duchamp : cyril.duchamp_at_aef.info Ligne directe : 01 53 10 39 37
Domaine : Enseignement sup�rieur - Recherche Rubriquage : Recherche - Valorisation - TIC
Publications scientifiques: le Conseil de l'Union europ�enne se prononce en faveur du libre acc�s
"Les initiatives actuellement men�es pour �laborer des mod�les durables de libre acc�s � l'information scientifique rev�tent une importance strat�gique pour le d�veloppement scientifique de l'Europe", indique fin novembre 2007 le Conseil de l'Union europ�enne. "Au cours de ces derni�res ann�es, la capacit� des biblioth�ques scientifiques d'offrir aux chercheurs un acc�s � un large �ventail de publications a �t� limit�e par une augmentation globale du prix des revues scientifiques (y compris du co�t de la diffusion �lectronique des publications)." Selon le Conseil, "il importe que les r�sultats scientifiques de la recherche financ�e par les pouvoirs publics soient accessibles gratuitement au lecteur sur l'internet, dans des conditions �conomiquement viables, y compris par le biais d'un libre acc�s diff�r�".
Les recommandations du Conseil de l'Union europ�enne rappellent l'existence "de rapports r�cents appelant la Commission � am�liorer l'acc�s aux r�sultats de la recherche qu'elle finance, y compris de rapports du Comit� consultatif europ�en pour la recherche et du Conseil scientifique du Conseil europ�en de la recherche plaidant en faveur d'un libre acc�s aux r�sultats de la recherche financ�e par la Communaut�".
EXP�RIMENTER LE LIBRE ACC�S
Le Conseil propose � la Commission europ�enne de "suivre les bonnes pratiques en mati�re de libre acc�s � la production scientifique europ�enne, y compris celles d�coulant d'exp�riences r�alis�es � grande �chelle par des communaut�s scientifiques et de grands instituts de recherche, et � encourager l'�laboration de nouveaux mod�les susceptibles d'am�liorer l'acc�s aux r�sultats de la recherche scientifique europ�enne". Il propose aussi d' "exp�rimenter le libre acc�s aux donn�es et publications scientifiques r�sultant de projets financ�s par les programmes-cadres de recherche de l'Union europ�enne afin d'�valuer l'opportunit� d'adopter des conditions contractuelles particuli�res".
Le Conseil de l'Union souligne l'importance d' "encourager la recherche en mati�re de conservation num�rique, ainsi que l'exp�rimentation et la mise en place � grande �chelle d'infrastructures de donn�es scientifiques offrant une valeur ajout�e transnationale, transinstitutionnelle et interdisciplinaire pour le libre acc�s � l'information scientifique et la conservation de cette information". Il demande aux �tats membres d'�valuer "les facteurs qui limitent l'acc�s � l'information scientifique".
Il peut s'agir de "la mani�re dont les chercheurs exercent leurs droits d'auteur sur les articles scientifiques", du "niveau des investissements r�alis�s dans la diffusion de l'information scientifique par rapport au montant total des fonds investis dans la recherche", de "l'utilisation de m�canismes financiers permettant d'am�liorer l'acc�s � l'information scientifique, tel que le remboursement de la TVA des abonnements � des revues sous forme num�rique aux biblioth�ques qui les ont souscrits".
Source: Conseil sur l'information scientifique � l'�re num�rique,
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/fr/intm/97240.pdf
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**************** extract from a message received by a colleague
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>Subject: [esfri-repositories] EU Council Conclusions on Access to
>Scientific Information
>
>Dear Dany, ESFRI-repositories WG colleagues,
>
>Last 23 November the European debate on Access to Scientific Informaion
>had an important development. The EU Council for Competitiveness
>(Internal Market, Industry and Research) met in Brussels to adopt the
>conclusions on scientific information in the digital age that I am
>attaching for your convenience.
>
>We found the conclusions timely and of key relevance to support the
>area of Scientific Data e-Infrastructure tin the context of the
>European Capacities programme. There are some interesting and - we
>believe - forward-looking issues highlighting the need to provide
>widespread access to scientific information (including publications and 'data').
>
>We wanted to share this interesting development in Europea policy
framework.
>
>Best regards
>Carlos
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************************ message Tue, 27 Nov 2007
In February 2007 the European Commission, reacting to pressure, published a document (COM(2007)0056) "Communication on Scientific Information in the Digital Age: Access, Dissemination and Preservation"; links at [1]. The Commission sent Communication COM(2007)0056 to the European Council and to the European Parliament.
The European Council, reacting to pressure, debated the subject and in November 2007 it published "Council Conclusions on Scientific Information in the Digital Age: Access, Dissemination and Preservation" [2].
The European Parliament's Research Committee listened to a presentation by the Commission on "Communication on Scientific Information in the Digital
Age: Access, Dissemination and Preservation". This was the final item on the agenda of their meeting on 13 September 2007 [3]. The Committee decided to take no action, and COM(2007)0056 has been wiped from the Parliament's database [4].
It looks as though only two members of this list bothered to contact their Member of the European Parliament [5]. And because pressure was negligible, the European Parliament did nothing.
Thus are battles lost.
N. Miradon
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