Re: Authors rights: Going too far

[Jean-Claude Guedon <jean.claude.guedon@umontreal.ca>]

Of course , it is true. More amusingly, I have no quarrel with
the first part of the statement below. Advancing careers,
demonstrating tangible results, assessing staff, allowing
research to feed into teaching and new service developments,
including commercial ones, can be impeded by excessive transfers
of rights. All these elements are important elements of
scientific research at its management and policy levels.
Librarians paying attention to these details are demonstrating
themselves to be good citizens.

The last part beginning with "The purpose of research ..." is on a
different point which I did not address.

Jean-Claude Guedon
Le jeudi 13 mars 2008 a 08:45 -0700, Joseph J. Esposito a ecrit:

> Of course, much of what is said here is not true.  The "point"
> of scientific communication is among, other things, to advance
> the careers of its participants, demonstrate tangible results
> for authorized activity, enable administrators to assess their
> staff, allow research to become part of other activities such
> as teaching and new (often commercial) service developments,
> and on and on.  Scientific communications has many "points,"
> enhancing scientific research among them.  The purpose of
> research is not to make a profit.  Profit is a byproduct of the
> organizations that provide the "points" of research.  This is
> not to say that all these organizations do a good or honorable
> job.
>
> Joe Esposito