Re: [LIS-Forum] MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier- a turning point in copyright retention ?

Though Elsevier publishes high quality articles, they are highly priced. To my knowledge very few technical institutes subscribe to Elesevier (none of the IITs I interact with). But then, who cares! Most of the articles are available on Arxiv / Researchgate, and if not, you can always send a polite mail to the authors to get a copy (if you mention, you may cite it in your research, you get a very quick response!). In the Internet and "open source" age, publishing houses will have to go for a radical change to survive. On Sun, 14 Jun, 2020, 9:10 PM BP Prakash, wrote:

Anand, thanks for sharing.

It's a bold and welcome decision from MIT. I only hope other major institutions follow suit. I guess Elsevier is always one of the last publishers to settle ESS rates with Inflibnet. Hard to imagine their rigid stand while most others have realized the realities of ground.

Hope better sense prevails soon..?

BP Prakash / Ashoka University.

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 3:05 PM Dr Anand Byrappa wrote:

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Dear All,

Thought of bringing this news item to your notice.

MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier-

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/06/12/mit-ends-negotiations-e...

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It’s interesting to see who blinks first!. If MIT wins, that will be a

big

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win for scholarly publishing world - particularly for authors and libraries. This outcome may change negotiation scenario of all consortia and institutions across the world.

Let’s wish MIT to win this....if they win, The institutional repositories will be stronger and more impactful.

Best Regards,

Anand.

*Anand Byrappa Ph.D.*

Head - Office of Data and Library

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Bangalore 560012. INDIA.

Office Phone: 91-80-2293 2408

-- Thanks, Anand

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