RE: ArXiv Grows Up, Adopts Subscription-like Model

[David Prosser <david.prosser@bodley.ox.ac.uk>]

You're going to have to help me out Phil.  I can't find the word 
'subscription' anywhere in:

http://arxiv.org/help/support/whitepaper

Or in the press release.  It is used in the FAQ, where the cost 
of arXiv is compared to the cost of 'subscription services'. 
But I find no evidence of it being used in the sense of your 
headline.

David

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Subject: Re: ArXiv Grows Up, Adopts Subscription-like Model

David,

The term "subscription-like" to describe the new arXiv business 
model is not my invention but is used in their White Paper see: 
http://arxiv.org/help/support/whitepaper Section 2. Business 
Model

And "growing up" is a a reference to one of the quotes I use in 
the piece.

--Phil

Philip M. Davis
PhD Student
Department of Communication
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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David Prosser wrote:

> How can a model that, in Philip's words, 'does not really fit the
> definition of "subscription," since access will not be turned off
> for any institution that does not pay the fee, nor will it
> prevent individuals from uploading documents' be described as
> 'subscription-like'?
>
> And it is interesting context that Phillip apparently believes
> that subscription models are inherently 'grown up'.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: 22 January 2010 00:53
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: ArXiv Grows Up, Adopts Subscription-like Model
>
> ArXiv Grows Up, Adopts Subscription-like Model The celebrated
> e-print service will now rely on annual library donations, while
> its long-term business plan is still in the works.
>
> see:  http://j.mp/5dvINB