Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:25:38 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam <arun@mssrf.res.in> Friends: At one minute past midnight on July 20, the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee released the long-awaited report on its inquiry into journal prices and open access. Considering that India and other developing countries stand to gain by adopting open access far more than advanced countries such as the United Kingdom, I suggest that donor agencies in India insist that all publications resulting from their support be placed in interoperable institutional archives. A little bit of training may be necessary as well as decent Internet connections in universities and research institutions. Regards. Arun Here's Peter Suber's summary of the major recommendations: Moderator's Note ---------------- Since the Summary and excerpts from the UK report has already been circulated through a another posting, it has been truncated from this posting. - moderator