> 1. Mandatory Green OA self-archiving in Stevan's meaning is fine > for the disciplines to which it applies;
It applies to (the refereed journal articles of) *all* disciplines: No exceptions. > 2. Other tactics are also fine, in particular some flavours of Gold > (OA journal publishing), and again this depends on the disciplines > and the situations; Paying for Gold without first mandating Green is always not-fine. But once Green has been effectively mandated, spare cash can be spent ad libitum. > 3. Pursuing OA with tactics that amount to leaving most HSS disciplines > aside is not acceptable, even when presented as a first step. Green OA self-archiving of all journal articles first needs to be mandated, by all institutions and funders, in all disciplines (ID/OA). That done, nolo contender about further steps. > 4. Books can be self-archived, even if it be limited to a dark archive. Definitely! Books can be deposited in institutional repositories as Closed Access deposits. > The same issue exists with articles when publishers refuse self-archiving, > or require a long embargo. The crucial and consequential differences being that: (1) all article authors (but not all book authors -- perhaps even far from all book authors) will want to use the repository's reprint-request Button to provide a free copy to all individual requesters. and (2) all article authors (but not all book authors -- perhaps even far from all book authors) will want the OA embargo to be none, or as short as possible. Stevan Harnad _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
