tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295142910003544116.post6066843291012543703..comments2023-11-05T07:28:40.897+00:00Comments on Information Research - ideas and debate: Confusion reignsTom Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395477519435075777noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295142910003544116.post-78924759325063137432008-05-23T18:05:00.000+01:002008-05-23T18:05:00.000+01:00I am at a loss to understand the claim that the re...I am at a loss to understand the claim that the report contains the "glaring false assumption .......that the only alternative to "pay to read" is "pay to publish". Nowhere does the report make any such assumption. It merely presents the results of an analysis of what might happen "if 90% of all articles were made open access upon payment of a publication fee". And it shows that there would be savings in the global costs of publishing, distribution and access; but that costs and savings would be unevenly distributed.<BR/><BR/>This is just one of four possible changes that the report analyses. There are of course many other possible changes that it does not consider, including, for example, the impact of the green route to open access; or a continued sharp rise in the proportion of articles emanating from China.<BR/><BR/>But the report does provide for the first time some estimates of the overall dimensions of the current system, as well of some possible changes. I agree fully that we need greater clarity in the terms of the debates about the future. We also need evidence, and care in reading that evidence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918326031748307347noreply@blogger.com