RE: question regarding OA

["Sally Morris \(Morris Associates\)" <sally@morris-assocs.demon.co.uk>]

I think the problem for publishers would be that the 
red/green/gold classification is very broad-brush - publishers' 
actual policies are much more nuanced than that.

It's also not clear to me how much it actually matters to authors 
in making publication choices - recent research suggests that few 
of them greatly care.

Perhaps list members could tell us whether it does affect 
librarians' acquisition decisions?

Sally Morris
Consultant, Morris Associates (Publishing Consultancy)
South House, The Street
Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UU, UK
Email:  sally@morris-assocs.demon.co.uk

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From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Maryanne Kennan
Sent: 14 August 2008 02:28
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: Re: question regarding OA

G'day, I would think so, but possibly only for those publishers 
with "liberal" policies. It would be a plus for authors who are 
aware of OA issues, and save them time in scrutinising publishing 
agreements, searching SHERPA/RoMEO etc, and would be no skin of 
the nose for authors who are not yet interested... and it might 
save publishers time in answering queries... It would also help 
readers, but this may not interest publishers as much...????

Cheers
Mary Anne

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PhD Candidate
Information Systems, Technology and Management
Australian School of Business
The University of New South Wales
NSW  2052   AUSTRALIA
Email: maryanne.kennan@unsw.edu.au

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From: "Greg Tananbaum" <gtananbaum@gmail.com>
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Date: 13/08/2008 10:08AM
Subject: question regarding OA "color status" as a marketing tool

Hello List Members,

I am working with a journal publisher on a project that touches
on copyright and open access archiving policies.  One item that
has come up concerns the extent to which publishers publicize
their OA "standing" (i.e., Green, Blue, etc.).  Is this a selling
point that content providers feel is worth trumpeting,
particularly those who may combine liberal pre- and post-print
rights with a subscription model?  Do they put in on their
websites, in marketing collateral, and so forth?  Any insights
list members can provide, either to the forum or offline, would
be most appreciated.

Greg Tananbaum
Consulting Services at the Intersection of Technology, Content, & Academia
gtananbaum@gmail.com
http://www.scholarnext.com