RE: Roundtable Press Release (Access to Research Results)

[T Scott Plutchak <tscott@uab.edu>]

Regarding the definition of "Version of Record" -- I recommend 
reviewing the NISO report "Journal Article Versions (JAV):

Recommendations of the NISO/ALPSP JAV Technical Working Group" 
http://www.niso.org/publications/rp/RP-8-2008.pdf

The report recognizes the difficulty of "fixing" the Version of 
Record in the digital age (we spent considerable time discussing 
this issue), and attempts to come up with clear definitions that 
distinguish across the various possibilities.

Where the Roundtable report refers to "Version of Record" we are 
explicitly referring to the NISO definitions.

Scott

T. Scott Plutchak

Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
tscott@uab.edu


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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Todd Puccio
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Subject: RE: Roundtable Press Release (Access to Research Results)

A.  It would seem to me that the publishers themselves are 
muddying the water about VOR.  They often do articles "epub ahead 
of print".  Which citation should be the VOR ? Additionally, all 
of the online vendors and publishers reserve the right to make 
changes to the online content.  Which means that the VOR (if it 
is the online version) is subject to changes at the publisher's 
discretion.  Not exactly a good criteria for VOR.

B.  On the topic of researchers not being able to afford access 
to articles, two points come to my mind.

1.If a particular article is known, how often is it unavailable 
through Inter-Library Loan ? ILL is very quick these days and 
much less expensive than an entire journal subscription.

2.The idea that an institution can afford to have expensive 
journal subscriptions in its collection is part of what makes for 
healthy institutional competition. No ?  It has always been a 
source of pride for various institutions to "invest" in their 
collection and use it as a selling point for recruitment of 
talent.  Institutions with less resources still have access to 
ILL services.

Todd Puccio
Director of Technical Services / Librarian
Nova Southeastern University
Health Professions Division Library
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33328
puccio@nsu.nova.edu

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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Nawin Gupta
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:28 PM
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Subject: RE: Roundtable Press Release (Access to Research Results)

The report acknowledges need for varying embargoes for different
disciplines under this catch-and-release policy (never heard it
described as such before - thanks Joe), but frequency may also
require some consideration.  In medical sciences where 12-month
(or less) embargo is generally expected, in my experience impact
on subscriptions does vary depending on journal frequency
(weeklies - monthlies - quarterlies).

On another point, I am pleased the report recognizes importance
of VoR - "the final published article, stewarded by the publisher
- is the definitive version of a journal article," and notes that
VoR can reside on publisher's website.  For some of the reasons
noted in the report - such as post-publication corrections and
modifications - the VoR should only be on the publisher's
website, with all other versions online providing a link to the
VoR (thank you CrossRef for introducing CrossMark service).

Nawin Gupta
INFORMED PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS, INC.
nawin@nawingupta.com