A new citation style

2011-12-02 Thread Arif Jinha
Dear friends, we need to officially create an accepted and updated citation style. However, print publication has a production and preservational value that ought to be preserved. A publisher may easily deliver their highest-quality journals in print, while publishing the same articles online in

Re: A new citation style

2011-12-02 Thread Stevan Harnad
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Arif Jinha arif.ji...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, we need to officially create an accepted and updated citation style. It is not clear who we are, nor why we need to create a  new citation style. This is a Forum for the discussion of strategy and

Re: Stepping down as Moderator of American Scientist Open Access

2011-12-02 Thread eugene . garfield
When I think about Stevan Harnad another information pioneer comes to mind. The Belgian documentalist Paul Otlet. His collaborator Henri LaFontaine,  received the Nobel Peace Prize. That's the kind of recognition that Stevan deserves. Eugene Garfield , PhD. email:  garfi...@codex.cis.upenn.edu 

Re: Stepping down as Moderator of American Scientist Open Access

2011-12-02 Thread Stevan Harnad
My old friend Gene is of course being wildly over-generous. The one who deserves honour upon honour for his pioneering contributions to scientific communication is none other than Gene himself. (I'll just settle for 100% Green Gratis OA mandate adoption, planet-wide -- ID/OA, please, Liege model

Re: Stepping down as Moderator of American Scientist Open Access

2011-12-02 Thread Dana Roth
I would disagree with Arif Jinha, in that it is the ‘assertive and competitive advocacy for mandates over Gold OA publishing’ that make AMSCI such an interesting listserv.    Dana L. Roth Millikan Library / Caltech 1-32 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125 626-395-6423  fax