We can be atleast happy about aaron, for in his death he has been vindicated. People have started questioning current position of academic scholarship. University does not stand for universal education, it only stands for profit of few. Many may not agree but I think college education is in serious trouble since smart student can get more accurate information online. Academics should rearticulate their relevance within this framework. On Jan 15, 2013 8:19 PM, "Phani Bhushan Tholeti" <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi all > > This might not be the best time, but there might not be better time for > this. > > I had been wanting to start this and get your feedback on this topic. > About the availability of information and documents. I'm not interested > here in making the RTI free of cost service or something like that. I am > only looking at academic results/papers/publications etc. > > Is it justified that the results of the work done by spending the money > from taxpayers, is not available to them? Not all can afford to buy > subscriptions of magazines (like IEEE) or even articles from them. For that > matter not just international but even Indian journals. > Is there any such site/service which is already doing such activity? I > know some of the faculty of some US universities have tried to severe ties > with IEEE. Is there any more information on this? > > > @Sumantra Sir > Sir, need to know your view on this. > > I have addressed Sumantra Sir, as he is the only faculty member I know > personally on this list. I'd welcome and love to hear the views/responses > from other faculty members. > > > And more importantly if people feel that the current system should change, > then here's my proposal: > 1. Setup a wiki. > 2. Keep it peer reviewed within the academia (and industry?) > 3. The reviewers are volunteers and for a given article can be chosen > randomly. > I mean it isn't difficult if the will is there. > > PS: And maybe anonymous will help :) .I have added people whom I know on > this list to ensure that I get a response and that this mail doesn't end in > a digest. > Pls *do not* use reply all. > > > -- > Lots o' Luv, > Phani Bhushan > > Let not your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right - Isaac > Asimov (Salvor Hardin in Foundation and Empire) > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
