There are some people who might reasonably worry that
putting
books online will hurt their sales: if a book is not
worthwhile,
and reading a few pages is the most anyone will do, then
those
who have looked at it online will certainly not buy. If it
were
print only, they might, and then regret it. If an author
writes a
good book, encourage her to post it.
Just like with journals.
Dr. David Goodman
Associate Professor
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
dgoodman liu.edu
dgoodmanprinceton.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-llists.yale.edu on behalf of
Sally Morris (ALPSP)
Sent: Mon 7/24/2006 6:27 PM
To: liblicense-llists.yale.edu
Subject: Re: OA monographs
I would have thought that author posting of a complete
monograph
was as competitive with the publisher's own version as a
complete
journal, rather than an individual article. Of course, not
all
publishers yet publish monographs online, though a growing
number
do. Some publishers have found that online publication
boosts
print sales, but others have found the opposite.
Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Email: sally.morrisalpsp.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOHANNES VELTEROP"
<velteropvonleydenbtinternet.com>
To: <liblicense-llists.yale.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: OA monographs
> Not a direct answer, but possibly some reasons why:
>
> Journal articles are in the main subject to 'publish
or
> perish'. Monographs not. The ideal copyright line for
a journal
> author is: "(c) Me. Please copy this article as
often as
> possible and distribute it as widely as possible. Just
make
> sure you acknowledge that it's mine."
>
> That makes open access superbly suitable for journal
articles
> -- primary research articles. That should make such
journal
> articles also quite naturally follow the model of
advertising
> (despite the differences): originator-side payment.
>
> This *may* apply to monographs (there are monographs
that are
> published with subsidies -- if the subsidy is
sufficient, those
> could easily be published online with open access
instead); it
> *does* apply to research journals.
>
> Another difference is that the decision to publish is
the
> editors' for journal articles, but the publishers'
for
> monographs, making a 'financial firewall' and
therefore a
> 'vanity publishing barrier' rather more difficult.
>
> Jan Velterop
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Brian Simboli <brs4lehigh.edu>
> To: SPARC-OAForumarl.org; liblicense-llists.yale.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 July, 2006 11:11:24 PM
> Subject: OA monographs
>
> (cross-posted)
>
> A question that I posed to another listserv, but that
might be
> germane to soaf and liblicense.
>
> Is there is an OA movement, akin to the "green
rights movement"
> with respect to journals, to beseech publishers to
allow
> authors to post a copy of their monographs on the web?
If not,
> why hasn't this been an emphasis?
>
> The difference here would be that green rights are
rights to
> self-archive some version of already
publisher-published
> ejournal articles, whereas this would be a case of
authors
> gaining rights to publish electronically monographs
that are
> sometimes available from the publisher only in paper
and
> sometimes also electronically available.
>
> Brian Simboli
> Science Librarian
> Library & Technology Services
> E.W. Fairchild Martindale
> Lehigh University
> Bethlehem, PA 18015-3170
> E-mail: brs4lehigh.edu
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