I would agree.
Even if we take the last topic Glenn mentioned “Chinese theft of American Intellectual Property,” this belligerent stance is a direct threat to open access policies. For institutions in the united states, our repositories are open to everyone, thus posing
a threat that someone from China might read a research paper and find a novel use for the ideas contained within. Add in the ways that the Administration seems to be prioritizing profit driven corporations, and you get a perfect storm for an increase in fees
for U.S. authors who now may no longer have access to federal funds and mandates to support open access.
I want to believe that no one will be that ignorant of the way scholarly publishing works, but I’ve also been working in this area for about 10 years and I no longer underestimate people’s ability to misunderstand how things work. Publishers are going to look
for profit. Authors are going to look for the best way to publish with at limited personal expense. Libraries and Open access oriented organizations will be pulled between the two with added pressure on what items we can add to our repositories or collections
in addition to added costs and limited content.
I hate to be doom and gloom, but these are changes that will have an effect on our authors and repositories in ways my pre- 2nd cup of tea mind refuses to contemplate at the moment.
Everything is a small change, until it is not.
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Is there an emoji for curious eyebrow raise / furrowed brow? I have the utmost respect for you Rick, but I think it would be wrong to wait for the bell to toll specifically
for thee.
There is little mystery what’s coming down the road. Open scholarship exists within the comforting confines of academia. But when the slings and arrows start flying against
research funding, research focus (e.g., no more climate change or vaccine funding), curriculum focus, diversity, and education funding, when attacks against academia as “elite” go unchecked and immigration hysteria will turn once again turn (as it did during
Trump 1) to how the Chinese are infiltrating American schools and stealing our secrets, and on and on, rest assured that open access will be caught in this maelstrom somewhere. So---yes, I agree, you set up this list to talk about open scholarship---but without
academia, the entire conversation is moot.
I’m sure you’ll have a brilliant reply that will humble me---and I love that about you---but I do think, personally, that this topic needs to be discussed because it matters
to what everyone here does and cares deeply about.
My $0.02. Standing by for the glove slap.
Best,
Glenn
Glenn Hampson
Executive Director
Science
Communication Institute (SCI)
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Everyone, just a gentle reminder that we try to keep the focus of discussion in the Open Café on issues directly (or at least arguably) related to open scholarship. There are plenty of things about the incoming
administration that I’m sure will provide grist for the open-scholarship mill, so let’s try to stay focused on those things here in this forum.
Thank you!
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