On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:08 AM, <brent...@ulg.ac.be> wrote: > Elsevier's policy is now clear: > *Accepted author manuscripts > (AAM)<http://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy#accepted-author-manuscript> > *: Immediate posting and dissemination of AAM’s is allowed to personal > websites, to institutional repositories, or to arXiv. However, if your > institution has an open access policy or mandate that requires you to post, > Elsevier requires an agreement to be in place which respects the > journal-specific embargo periods. Click > here<http://cdn.elsevier.com/assets/pdf_file/0018/121293/external-embargo-list.pdf> > for > a list of journal specific embargo periods (PDF) and see our funding body > agreements<http://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/funding-body-agreements> > for > more details. > Let us all ask ourselves the following question:
"Why, if Elsevier's *author* agreement is what it says it is, does Elsevier feel it needs a *further agreement with the author's institution*?" Is a rights agreement not something between the author and the publisher? The answer is simple: Elsevier knows perfectly well that an author's agreement that states *authors retain their right to post their AAMs to their institutional repositories, immediately* means that their *authors retain their right to post their AAMs to their institutional repositories, immediately.* So the only way to try to prevent institutions from requiring that their employees *exercise* that right is to try to get the *institution* to sign an agreement with the publisher that over-rides that right! *Advice for authors:* Post your AAMs to your institutional repositories, immediately. *Advice to Institutions: *Don't sign any agreements with publishers about what rights your employees may or may not exercise. Stevan
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