Practical problem (RE: practical solution)

["Rick Anderson" <rickand@unr.edu>]

> The money for the CPO will come from government agencies who will
> use the per centage of their funds that they had previously used
> for publishing.  The money will come also from libraries
> who,while in effect buying publications for the world, will see
> it as their basic mission.  The money will come from corporations
> who had previously subscribed to technical journals.  The money
> will come from private foundations and individuals who are
> overwhelmed with the prospect of being part of the publishing
> revolution that brings open access to the world.  The money will
> come from Societies who will be expected to contribute something
> for publication of their journals.

Ah -- now we're talking about the real world, and the problem with the
real world is that the resources it offers are limited.  All of the
money that will come from these agencies will not just magically appear
in their coffers for investment in OA, but will have to be diverted from
other initiatives.  We can all agree that Richard's scenario sounds
wonderful, but we can't actually assess the wisdom of diverting all that
money to OA projects unless we know which projects are going to receive
less funding as a result, and by how much their funding will be reduced.


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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu