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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Something needs to be done at the highest level of institutions, e.g. Vice-Chancellors or HESA?  I have told LIASA that we need to do something, at least sign
 the petition that international bodies and SANLIC have signed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I believe HESA and CHELSA needs to get involved in this before it is too late.  Perhaps a petition or statement from all the SA tertiary institutions and libraries
 to Elsevier should be considered as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Does anyone else have any suggestions on how the matter should be escalated urgently?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Leti Kleyn [mailto:Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za]
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<b>Sent:</b> 26 May 2015 09:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Denise Nicholson<br>
<b>Cc:</b> irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za; Hilda Kriel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Irtalk] Fwd: Organizations Around the World Denounce Elsevier’s New Policy That Impedes Open Access and Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Denise,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This implies that we should close ALL articles for a period of time retrospectively ... And that is going to cause chaos!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But, it also excludes a huge number of post prints we can no longer upload without an embargo period ...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lets keep this discussion going!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kindest<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">L.<br>
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Dr Leti Kleyn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Manager: Open Scholarship Programme<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">E-services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Merensky Library II<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Pretoria<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:leti.kleyn@up.ac.za">leti.kleyn@up.ac.za</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">012 420 3876<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">082 347 9982<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mailed from my ipad<o:p></o:p></p>
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On 26 May 2015, at 8:58 AM, "Denise Nicholson" <<a href="mailto:Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za">Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We have to strongly object to this.  They cannot control institutions’ research or their repositories.  SANLIC has signed the petition against their policy
 but perhaps CHELSA and HESA need to do the same?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Denise</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Leti Kleyn [<a href="mailto:Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za">mailto:Leti.Kleyn@up.ac.za</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 26 May 2015 08:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hilda Kriel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Irtalk] Fwd: Organizations Around the World Denounce Elsevier’s New Policy That Impedes Open Access and Sharing</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear IR members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could anyone indicate if they will be adhering to this new policy by CLOSING materials already in the institutional repository to align with the statement that indicate that it also apllies to past articles?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kindest<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">L.<br>
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Dr Leti Kleyn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Manager: Open Scholarship Programme<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">E-services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Merensky Library II<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Pretoria<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:leti.kleyn@up.ac.za">leti.kleyn@up.ac.za</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">012 420 3876<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">082 347 9982<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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>>> On 2015/05/20 at 04:08 PM, "ARL Communications" <<a href="mailto:commlmgr@arl.org">commlmgr@arl.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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 and use of research knowledge, and creates unnecessary barriers for Elsevier published authors in complying with funders’ open access policies. In addition, the policy has been adopted without any evidence that immediate sharing of articles has a negative
 impact on publishers subscriptions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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 long embargo periods of up to 48 months for some journals. It also requires authors to apply a “non-commercial and no derivative works” license for each article deposited into a repository, greatly inhibiting the re-use value of these articles. Any delay in
 the open availability of research articles curtails scientific progress and places unnecessary constraints on delivering the benefits of research back to the public.
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 for both authors and institutions. This may also lead to articles that are currently available being suddenly embargoed and inaccessible to readers.
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 education, we support the adoption of policies and practices that enable the immediate, barrier free access to and reuse of scholarly articles. This policy is in direct conflict with the global trend towards open access and serves only to dilute the benefits
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">We strongly urge Elsevier to reconsider this policy and
<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/9tr1h/t9gvsn/puuwxc"><span style="color:#FF6600;text-decoration:none">we encourage other organizations and individuals to express their opinions</span></a>.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">ASERL: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, USA
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">AOASG: Australian Open Access Support Group, Australia
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">IBICT: Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology, Brazil
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">CLACSO: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales, Argentina
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">COAPI: Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions, USA
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