Re: Open access to research worth �1.5bn a year

["Sally Morris \(ALPSP\)" <sally.morris@alpsp.org>]

Am I alone in failing completely to understand the basis for Stevan's
calculation of the 1.5 bn?  It seems to be (hypothetical (and as far as I
can follow, unexplained) figure) x (hypothetical figure) x (hypothetical
figure).  Am I missing something?

Perhaps someone could explain it to me nice and slow...

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Email:  sally.morris@alpsp.org

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Subject: Open access to research worth �1.5bn a year

> Subject: Open access to research worth �1.5bn a year
>
> Open access to research worth �1.5bn a year
> Published Friday 16th September 2005 10:39 GMT
> The Register
>
> Academic cries freedom
> By Lucy Sherriff
> Published Friday 16th September 2005 10:39 GMT
>
> The UK is losing out on its investment in scientific research to the tune
> of �1.5bn every year, according to advocates of open access publishing.
>
> Professor Stevan Harnad from the University of Southampton argues that
> because of the tradition of locking the results of publicly funded
> research away in research journals the scientific community is not as free
> to build on and develop ideas as it should be.
>
> He calculates that if all published work was self-archived (i.e. made
> available online, after publication in a journal), the research impact
> would be the equivalent of a further �1.5bn investment in UK science,
> every year.
>
> He argues that only researchers working at institutions that can afford
> journal subscription fees have access to published research, and offers
> his backing to the Research Councils UK (RCUK) proposal that all publicly
> funded research should be made available on the research institution's
> website.
>
> SEE this URL for rest of article and a link to Dr. Harnad's research on 
> this:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/16/free_access_research/
>
> ####