December 2005 - LIS-Forum - ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

The need for OA emphasised
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Friends: Please look up http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/essay.php?id=2 for an article by Prof. Roy Rosenzweig of George mason University. Friends in C3Net, my postings on OA may look a bit far from our day-to-day work and interests, but OA is very important for developing countries. And we need to play a role in OA advocacy, as we at MSSRF point out often the knowledge centres in our villages facilitate two-way communication between experts and scientists on the one hand and farmers and the rural poor on the other. Knowledge flows both ways. The rural poor have indigenous knowledge. Besides, the scientists in the labs should be sensitised to the real needs of the poor so they can reorient their research to be relevant to the needs of the poor. And scientists themselves should keep abreast of developments worldwide and that is where OA becomes tremendously important. Arun Friends: Please look up http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/essay.php?id=2 http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/essay.php?id=2 for an article by Prof. Roy Rosenzweig of George mason University. Friends in C3Net, my postings on OA may look a bit far from our day-to-day work and interests, but OA is very important for developing countries. And we need to play a role in OA advocacy, as we at MSSRF point out often the knowledge centres in our villages facilitate two-way communication between experts and scientists on the one hand and farmers and the rural poor on the other. Knowledge flows both ways. The rural poor have indigenous knowledge. Besides, the scientists in the labs should be sensitised to the real needs of the poor so they can reorient their research to be relevant to the needs of the poor. And scientists themselves should keep abreast of developments worldwide and that is where OA becomes tremendously important. Arun

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A new Firefox browser for scholars on the anvil
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

>From Peter Suber's blog: More on Firefox Scholar Jeffrey Young, Browser-Based Software Will Help Scholars Organize Information Found Online, Researchers Say, Chronicle of Higher Education, December 6, 2005 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: The Web browser has become an essential tool for many academics, a versatile window into books, journal articles, blogs, and other research materials. Why not create a customized browser with professors' needs in mind? That is the logic behind Firefox Scholar, a software package under development by researchers at George Mason University that will help users organize and cite materials they have found online. The open-source software, which developers plan to release free sometime next year, will plug into the popular Firefox browser, which is also open source. "A good way of thinking about it is incredibly smart bookmarking," says Daniel J. Cohen, an assistant professor of history at George Mason who is working on the project. "You're not just bookmarking the page, but you're automatically [capturing] author, title, all that info that scholars want to save."...For the browser-based software to work fully, however, digital archives must format their books and articles in a way that lets it sort out where elements like title, author, and other bibliographic information reside. Some digital collections already do that, and others could make minor adjustments to comply, says Mr. Cohen. Roy Rosenzweig, a professor of history and new media at the university, says the new browser would also allow researchers to automatically save a copy of an online article or Web page and make annotations on those saved pages. That's better than a shoebox full of notecards and photocopied articles, says Mr. Rosenzweig....A beta version of the software is expected by summer or later next year through the center's Web site.

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Identify quotation on librarianship?
by MichaelMay.10726764＠bloglines.com 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Dear colleagues, A U.S. researcher is trying to identify the following quotation on librarianship: "In my writings, which largely deal with my profession, I have tried to broaden the scholarly dimensions of librarianship and to show the contributions that science can make to the field without losing its humanistic basis." I suspect this might be S.R. Ranganathan, but I cannot confirm. Is anyone familiar with this quote? Thank you very much. Michael May Dubuque, Iowa, US

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President for removing the burden of school bags through Tablet PCs
by noufal palliparamban 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Dear All, Another Excellent vision of our Hon. President AP J Abdul Kalam....... President AP J Abdul Kalam today stressed the need for finding a solution to heavy school bags carried by students through a cost effective hand held computer which can be loaded with text books as e-books, note books as e-notebooks and e-workbooks and become a self learning tool for children..... More http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=184154&cat=Business Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur --------------------------------- Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Dear All, Another Excellent vision of our Hon. President AP J Abdul Kalam....... President AP J Abdul Kalam today stressed the need for finding a solution to heavy school bags carried by students through a cost effective hand held computer which can be loaded with text books as e-books, note books as e-notebooks and e-workbooks and become a self learning tool for children..... More http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=184154&cat=Business http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=184154&cat=Business Regards Noufal.P.P IIT Kanpur http://yahoo.shaadi.com Yahoo! India Matrimony : Find your partner now.

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Postal addresses of journal publishers
by Suvarsha Walters 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Hello members, We need the postal addresses of Indian journal publishers. Many journals are published by associations or institutes, but I am unable to find postal addresses of these. Can you kindly give me the addresses for the ones you subscribe to in your library. thanks and regards, Suvarsha *********************************************************************** Suvarsha Walters, Project Assistant, National Centre for Science Information Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012 INDIA Ph (Off): 080-23600271 / 22932511 Ph (Mobile): 98458 33694 E-mail: suvarsha_w(a)yahoo.com suvarsha(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ************************************************************************

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"Humanscape" journal closed down for publication...
by Puttaraj Choukimath 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Dear friends, Greetings. This is for your kind attention and information: As you may be knowing our Library had been subscribing to the Journal - "Humanscape" published by Foundation for Humanisation, Mumbai. As the 'Letter from the Publisher' in the issue of the same for Oct 2005 (Vol.XII, No.X) decalares it is closing down for publication. Please visit: http://www.humanscape.org/Humanscape/2005/Oct/letter.php And, as we enquired with the publisher, we learnt that, the journal will be available once again as ONLINE/DIGITAL copy from January 2006 onwards. So, our subscription as well as its print copy availability closed down with this issue Oct 2005 (Vol.XII, No.X). Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: puttuc(a)yahoo.com, choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: www.tiss.edu --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals Dear friends, Greetings. This is for your kind attention and information: As you may be knowing our Library had been subscribing to the Journal - "Humanscape" published by Foundation for Humanisation, Mumbai. As the 'Letter from the Publisher' in the issue of the same for Oct 2005 (Vol.XII, No.X) decalares it is closing down for publication. Please visit: http://www.humanscape.org/Humanscape/2005/Oct/letter.php http://www.humanscape.org/Humanscape/2005/Oct/letter.php And, as we enquired with the publisher, we learnt that, the journal will be available once again as ONLINE/DIGITAL copy from January 2006 onwards. So, our subscription as well as its print copy availability closed down with this issue Oct 2005 (Vol.XII, No.X). Best regards, Puttaraj. Mr.Puttaraj, A. C. Asst. Librarian (Periodicals) SDTM Library, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, P.B. No.8313, Deonar, MUMBAI - 400 088 INDIA Tel: +91-22-2556 3290, Ext.285 (O) Fax: +91-22-2556 2912 Email: mailto:puttuc@yahoo.com puttuc(a)yahoo.com , mailto:choukimath@tiss.edu choukimath(a)tiss.edu URL: http://www.tiss.edu www.tiss.edu Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36108/*http://personals.yahoo.com Try Yahoo! Personals

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Khuda Baksh Library-Patna
by Aman Jha 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Dear all Khuda Baksh Library is well known for its rare collection in India. Library has emerged as an outstanding research Library embracing a large number of rare manuscripts. Those interested to know more about it may visit website http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/. Thanks and regards, Aman Jha Librarian Confederation of Indian Industry Plot No 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Phase IV Sector 18, Gurgaon 122015 (Haryana) Tel: 0124-5014060-67 aman.jha(a)ciionline.org http://www.ciionline.org

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OCLC Survey Report - Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources
by Sukhdev Singh 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

OCLC has come up with a 290 pages report on findings and responses from an online survey. "Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005)" http://www.oclc.org/reports/2005perceptions.htm Contents of the Report are: * Introduction http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_intro.pdf * Part 1: Libraries and Information Sources--Use, Familiarity and Favorability http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_pt1.pdf * Part 2: Using the Library--In Person and Online http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_pt2.pdf * Part 3: The Library Brand http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_pt3.pdf * Part 4: Respondents' Advice to Libraries http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_pt4.pdf * Part 5: Libraries--A "Universal" Brand? http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_pt5.pdf * Conclusion http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/percept_concl.pdf * Appendix A: Supporting Data Tables http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/percept_appa.pdf * Appendix B: Sample Verbatim Comments http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/percept_appb.pdf * About OCLC http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/percept_about.pdf The findings indicate that information consumers view libraries as places to borrow print books, but they are unaware of the rich electronic content they can access through libraries. Even though information consumers make limited use of these resources, they continue to trust libraries as reliable sources of information. I hope, this report would be useful for librarians in better planning their services and activities. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in

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Fw: [DDN] ::> Registration now open - Doors to Diplomacy 2006Competition for Middle School and High School Students Worldwide
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Marie Andres" <yvonne(a)gsn.org> To: "Digitaldivide" <digitaldivide(a)milhouse.edc.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:29 AM Subject: [DDN] ::> Registration now open - Doors to Diplomacy 2006Competition for Middle School and High School Students Worldwide > *Please help us get the word out by sharing this announcement with your > friends and colleagues. > > State Department Announces "Doors to Diplomacy" 2006 Web Project > Competition > > for Middle School and High School Students Worldwide > > => Register NOW to receive important project updates > => Projects due March 17, 2006 > => Winners announced May 2006 > > Engage students in a performance-based collaborative, project-design > competition which: > > *Supports standards-based coursework > *Connects students to their local communities > *Increases students' global perspective > *Increases real world, transferable skills > *Involves students in the assessment > *Teaches students 21st century, information-age skills (research, > teamwork, > project-management, publishing, digital media, audio, video) > > The U.S. Department of State along with the Global SchoolNet Foundation is > pleased to announce the 2006 "Doors to Diplomacy" award competition. This > educational award program recognizes the student-created Global SchoolNet > Web projects that best teach others about the importance of international > affairs and diplomacy. Students work in small teams with teacher-coaches. > Projects must be completed by March 17, 2006. Winners will be announced in > May 2006. Every team that completes a final entry receives a special Doors > to Diplomacy certificate to recognize their achievement. Each student > member > of the team who wins the "Doors to Diplomacy" receives a $2,000 > scholarship, > and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. > > For a complete description and information about eligibility and judging > criteria, visit http://globalschoolhouse.org/doors/ > > For more information, contact: > > Dr. Yvonne Marie Andres, Global SchoolNet > Telephone: 760-635-0001 Email: diplomacy(a)globalschoolnet.org > > or Janice Clark, U.S. Department of State > Telephone: 703-875-5086 Email: clarkje4(a)state.gov > > .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: > > > Global SchoolNet: Linking Kids Around the World to Benefit Humanity > Communicate, Collaborate & Celebrate Learning! > > Global SchoolNet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, member supported, > education > organization. Global SchoolNet combines smart teaching ideas with web > publishing, video conferencing and other online tools that bridge > geographic > gaps, allowing young people around the world to learn together. Global > SchoolNet is an international network of 90,000+ online educators, who > engage in online project-based learning activities. Global SchoolNet > reaches > more than a million students from 45,000 schools across 194 countries. > > For more information about the services and programs provided by Global > SchoolNet, please visit www.globalschoolnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE(a)mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request(a)mailman.edc.org > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.

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Royal Society Fellows supporting OA
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Dec '05

07 Dec '05

Friends: Here is a letter sent by many Fellows of the Royal Society who support open access to Lord Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society. More Fellows (FRS) are expected to sign. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------------------------------- Lord Martin Rees President Royal Society 6-9 Carlton Terrace London SW1Y 5AG 7th December 2005 Dear Lord Rees As Fellows of the Royal Society, we would like to express our disappointment with the Society's recent position statement1 on open access to published research. The society's statement, which takes a largely negative stance on open access, appears to be aimed at delaying implementation of the Research Councils UK's proposed policy2 on access to research outputs. As working scientists who support open access to published research, we believe that the Society should support RCUK's proposal, rather than oppose it. The proposed RCUK policy will ensure that the results of research funded by the Research Councils are made freely and rapidly available, maximizing their utility not only to the scholarly community in the United Kingdom and around the world, but also to practitioners (including doctors and nurses) and to the British public whose taxes largely support the research. The RCUK policy has strong backing from librarians and academics, and has received official support3 from Universities UK, the organization that represents UK university vice-chancellors and principals. In seeking to delay or even to block the proposed RCUK policy, the Royal Society appears to be putting the concerns of existing publishers (including the Society itself) ahead of the needs of science. The position statement ignores considerable evidence demonstrating the viability of open access, instead warning ominously of 'disastrous' consequences for science publishing. We believe that these concerns are mistaken. The move towards open access to research literature builds on the tradition of making research data openly available, a standard that is well established within the scientific community. For example, free availability of genetic data, such as the genome sequences of humans, mice, pathogens and plants, has greatly accelerated the pace of research in both academic and commercial settings In adopting a pro-open access policy, RCUK will be joining an increasing number of funding agencies striving for open access to research results. In the UK, the Wellcome Trust has already taken a lead by requiring that articles be placed in an openly accessible archive. In the US, funders such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the National Institutes of Health have adopted policies to increase access to research. And across Europe and the rest of the world funding agencies are recognizing that public access to the fruits of the research they fund will ensure that this work is effective in fostering the global sharing of knowledge and the creativity that is essential to scientific endeavour. As Fellows, we urge the Royal Society not to delay the proposed RCUK policy, but to support it so as to foster professional and public access to research information, and to enable British research to achieve its maximum potential. Sincerely, Professor Michael Ashburner FRS, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK Professor Jonathan Ashmore FRS, University College London, UK Professor Allan Bradley FRS, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK Professor Adrian Bird FRS, University of Edinburgh, UK Professor Martin Bobrow FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Mark S Bretcher FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Jeremy Brockes FRS, University College London, UK Professor Ian Butterworth FRS, Imperial College, London, UK Professor George Cross FRS, Rockefeller University, New York City, NY, USA Professor Kay E Davies FRS, MRC Functional Genetics Unit, Oxford, UK Dr Richard Durbin FRS, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor Douglas T Fearon FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Mike Gale FRS, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Dr Michel Goedert FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Peter Goodfellow FRS, UK Professor Michael B. Green FRS, University of Cambridge, UK *Professor Brian Greenwood FRS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Professor Norman N Greenwood, FRS, University of Leeds, UK Professor Frank Grosveld FRS, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands *Professor Paul Harvey FRS, University of Oxford, UK Professor Nick Hastie FRS, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh, UK Professor Brigid Hogan FRS, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Professor Jonathan C Howard FRS, University of Cologne, Germany Professor Thomas Jessell FRS, Columbia University, New York, USA Professor Marc Kirschner ForMemRS, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA Professor Donald Knuth ForMemRS, Stanford University, CA, USA Professor Arthur Kornberg FRS and Nobel Laureate, Stanford University, CA, USA Dr Robin Lovell-Badge FRS, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK Professor Andrew Lumsden FRS, Kings College, London, UK Professor Philippa Marrack FRS, National Jewish Medical and Research Centre, Denver, CO, USA Professor David Q Mayne FRS, Imperial College, London, UK *Professor Michael E McIntyre MAE FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Hugh Pelham FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Martin Raff FRS, University College, London, UK Professor Richard Roberts FRS and Nobel Laureate, New England Biolabs, USA *Dr Elizabeth Robertson FRS, University of Oxford, UK Professor Nancy Rothwell FRS, Univerity of Manchester, UK Professor Geoffrey Raisman FRS, University College, London, UK Professor Charles R. Scriver FRS, McGill University, Quebec, Canada Professor David J. Sherratt FRS, University of Oxford, UK *Professor Peter Somogyi, FRS, Director MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Oxford, UK Dr John Sulston FRS and Nobel Laureate, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor Janet Thornton FRS, European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor James Till FRS, University of Toronto, Canada Professor Harold Varmus ForMemRS and Nobel Laureate, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA Professor James D Watson ForMemRS and Nobel Laureate, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA * Asterisks denote signatories who have added their name to the letter since it was initially sent. Links 1.. Royal Society position statement on 'open access' http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3882 2.. RCUK Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs, June 2005 http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/statement.pdf 3.. Universities UK supports calls for web access to research results http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/mediareleases/show.asp?MR=431 If you are a Fellow of the Royal Society and would like to add your name as a signatory to this letter, send an email to frsopenletter(a)googlemail.com Friends: Here is a letter sent by many Fellows of the Royal Society who support open access to Lord Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society. More Fellows (FRS) are expected to sign. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] -------------------------------- Lord Martin Rees President Royal Society 6-9 Carlton Terrace London SW1Y 5AG 7 th December 2005 Dear Lord Rees As Fellows of the Royal Society, we would like to express our disappointment with the Society's http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3882 recent position statement 1 on open access to published research. The society's statement, which takes a largely negative stance on open access, appears to be aimed at delaying implementation of the Research Councils UK's http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/statement.pdf proposed policy 2 on access to research outputs. As working scientists who support open access to published research, we believe that the Society should support RCUK's proposal, rather than oppose it. The proposed RCUK policy will ensure that the results of research funded by the Research Councils are made freely and rapidly available, maximizing their utility not only to the scholarly community in the United Kingdom and around the world, but also to practitioners (including doctors and nurses) and to the British public whose taxes largely support the research. The RCUK policy has strong backing from librarians and academics, and has received http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/mediareleases/show.asp?MR=431 official support 3 from Universities UK, the organization that represents UK university vice-chancellors and principals. In seeking to delay or even to block the proposed RCUK policy, the Royal Society appears to be putting the concerns of existing publishers (including the Society itself) ahead of the needs of science. The position statement ignores considerable evidence demonstrating the viability of open access, instead warning ominously of 'disastrous' consequences for science publishing. We believe that these concerns are mistaken. The move towards open access to research literature builds on the tradition of making research data openly available, a standard that is well established within the scientific community. For example, free availability of genetic data, such as the genome sequences of humans, mice, pathogens and plants, has greatly accelerated the pace of research in both academic and commercial settings In adopting a pro-open access policy, RCUK will be joining an increasing number of funding agencies striving for open access to research results. In the UK, the Wellcome Trust has already taken a lead by requiring that articles be placed in an openly accessible archive. In the US, funders such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the National Institutes of Health have adopted policies to increase access to research. And across Europe and the rest of the world funding agencies are recognizing that public access to the fruits of the research they fund will ensure that this work is effective in fostering the global sharing of knowledge and the creativity that is essential to scientific endeavour. As Fellows, we urge the Royal Society not to delay the proposed RCUK policy, but to support it so as to foster professional and public access to research information, and to enable British research to achieve its maximum potential. Sincerely, Professor Michael Ashburner FRS, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK Professor Jonathan Ashmore FRS, University College London, UK Professor Allan Bradley FRS, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK Professor Adrian Bird FRS, University of Edinburgh, UK Professor Martin Bobrow FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Mark S Bretcher FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Jeremy Brockes FRS, University College London, UK Professor Ian Butterworth FRS, Imperial College, London, UK Professor George Cross FRS, Rockefeller University, New York City, NY, USA Professor Kay E Davies FRS, MRC Functional Genetics Unit, Oxford, UK Dr Richard Durbin FRS, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor Douglas T Fearon FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Mike Gale FRS, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Dr Michel Goedert FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Peter Goodfellow FRS, UK Professor Michael B. Green FRS, University of Cambridge, UK * Professor Brian Greenwood FRS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Professor Norman N Greenwood, FRS, University of Leeds, UK Professor Frank Grosveld FRS, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands * Professor Paul Harvey FRS, University of Oxford, UK Professor Nick Hastie FRS, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh, UK Professor Brigid Hogan FRS, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Professor Jonathan C Howard FRS, University of Cologne, Germany Professor Thomas Jessell FRS, Columbia University, New York, USA Professor Marc Kirschner ForMemRS, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA Professor Donald Knuth ForMemRS, Stanford University, CA, USA Professor Arthur Kornberg FRS and Nobel Laureate, Stanford University, CA, USA Dr Robin Lovell-Badge FRS, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK Professor Andrew Lumsden FRS, Kings College, London, UK Professor Philippa Marrack FRS, National Jewish Medical and Research Centre, Denver, CO, USA Professor David Q Mayne FRS, Imperial College, London, UK * Professor Michael E McIntyre MAE FRS, University of Cambridge, UK Professor Hugh Pelham FRS, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK Professor Martin Raff FRS, University College, London, UK Professor Richard Roberts FRS and Nobel Laureate, New England Biolabs, USA * Dr Elizabeth Robertson FRS, University of Oxford, UK Professor Nancy Rothwell FRS, Univerity of Manchester, UK Professor Geoffrey Raisman FRS, University College, London, UK Professor Charles R. Scriver FRS, McGill University, Quebec, Canada Professor David J. Sherratt FRS, University of Oxford, UK * Professor Peter Somogyi, FRS, Director MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Oxford, UK Dr John Sulston FRS and Nobel Laureate, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor Janet Thornton FRS, European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK Professor James Till FRS, University of Toronto, Canada Professor Harold Varmus ForMemRS and Nobel Laureate, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA Professor James D Watson ForMemRS and Nobel Laureate, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA * Asterisks denote signatories who have added their name to the letter since it was initially sent. Links Royal Society position statement on open access http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3882 http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=3882 RCUK Position Statement on Access to Research Outputs, June 2005 http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/statement.pdf http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/access/statement.pdf Universities UK supports calls for web access to research results http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/mediareleases/show.asp?MR=431 http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/mediareleases/show.asp?MR=431 If you are a Fellow of the Royal Society and would like to add your name as a signatory to this letter, send an email to mailto:frsopenletter@googlemail.com frsopenletter(a)googlemail.co mailto:frsopenletter@googlemail.com m

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