Re: question regarding OA

[Maryanne Kennan <maryanne.kennan@unsw.edu.au>]

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

--
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

-----owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu wrote: -----

To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
From: "Greg Tananbaum" <gtananbaum@gmail.com>
Sent by: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
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