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

Dear friends, Indeed it is a good news to all academic librarians in india. It is high time that UGC, AICTE and INFLIBNET takes the right step to stop the monopoly of copyright holding by these commercial publishers for the knowledge generated by our research community. There is no point in just talking about open access; all universities need to adopt OA policies in letter and spirit. Dr Koteswara Rao Former librarian UoH Sent from my iPhone

On 13 Jun 2020, at 7:35 pm, Dr Anand Byrappa wrote:

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...

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