[LIS-Forum] Why big deals and Gold OA are to be shunned

Here is why big deals and Gold OA are very bad! See http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Journals/PNAS-2014-Bergstrom-1403006111.pdf and http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/shocking-secrets-reve... And do not miss the comments. Unfortunately, many funders (including Wellcome) and projects like SCOAP3 support Gold OA. And most large institutions and consortia believe that non-disclosure clauses are sacred! What is RTI for? Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.