On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, Anthony Watkinson wrote:
> I have googled to find the actual resolution that was
voted on
> but to no avail though a lot of people seem to have
commented.
> How do they know?
Dear Anthony,
Here is a link to the link:
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/policysignup/f
ullinfo.php?inst=Harvard%20University%20Faculty%20of%20Arts%
20and%20Sciences
> There is mention of a waiver which is presumably an
opt-out but
> if there is a mandate and a waiver is that not a
recommended
> but not mandated arrangement.
You are right. A mandate with an opt-out is not a mandate.
But I
hope that can still be patched up, to make immediate deposit
mandatory, without opt-out (ID/OA), so only the
copyright-retention can be opted out of.
http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives
/362-guid.html
> Scholars are encouraged to deposit but they may decide
not to -
> or is this something different?
Having to opt out is bit more than not having to do it at
all.
But mandating ID/OA without opt-out is optimal.
Stevan Harnad
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