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Will OA progress lead to Pyrrhic victory? Richard Poynder, Open Access: Whom would you back? Open and Shut? March 10, 2009. This is a long article making a sustained argument. I can't excerpt enough of it to show the full argument without trespassing too far on Richard's good will. So I'll start with a short excerpt setting the stage and then in my comments quote individual sentences to which I'd like to respond. Excerpt:
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Update (3/12/09). Also see the comments of Ivy Anderson, including her insider details on the deal between Springer and the U of California. Update (3/17/09). Also see the comments of Steven Hall, a publishing consultant formerly with Blackwell, ProQuest, and Chadwyck-Healey. |