My apologies to these institutions and thanks for their efforts. It wasn't what I intended to say.
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Peter Suber <[email protected]> wrote: On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM, Peter Murray-Rust <[email protected]> wrote: On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:46 AM, Stevan Harnad <[email protected]> wrote: On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Richard Poynder <[email protected]> wrote: To the intense joy of OA advocates, Elsevier announced Monday that it has withdrawn its support for the controversial US Research Works Act. [...] I take no joy in the total silence of organised academia - not a squeak of comment and support from any major university or library leader. Sorry, I can't let this pass. Far from "total silence", an admirable number of universities, libraries, and organizations representing academia publicly opposed the Research Works Act. See my list, which includes links to their public statements. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Notes_on_the_Research_Works_Act Here's a breakdown of the academic institutions by category: Among universities:  Arizona State University, University of Arkansas, Auburn University, Brown University, University of California System, University of Central Florida, University of Cincinnati, Clemson University, University of Colorado - Boulder, Columbia University, University of Connecticut, Cornell University, Dakota State University, Florida State University, Georgia State University, Harvard University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Michigan Technological University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, North Carolina State University, Northern Illinois University, Ohio State University, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Portland State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Stanford University, State University of New York - Albany, State University of New York - Buffalo, State University of New York - Stony Brook, University of South Dakota, University of Utah, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Washington University - St. Louis, Wayne State University, the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Among libraries and library associations:  American Association of Law Libraries, American Library Association, Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, Association of Research Libraries, Greater Western Library Alliance, Progressive Librarians Guild, Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Society of American Archivists, State University of New York Council of Library Directors, and the William A. Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School. Among other organizations representing academia:  American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Association of University Professors, American Medical Student Association, Association of American Universities, Association of Independent Research Institutes, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.    Peter Peter Suber gplus.to/petersuber _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal -- Peter Murray-Rust Reader in Molecular Informatics Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry University of Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK +44-1223-763069 [ Part 2: "Attached Text" ] _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
