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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I share your thinking Monde! Just unfortunate we could not stay for all – Susan Veldsman and myself presented a workshop on open access journal publishing using OJS at UKZN (Joyce’s institution) to journal editors, organized by Faith Bhengu (Library) and Carol Bertram (Editor & Lecturer & Researcher) on Wednesday and Thursday. No more reason for journals to use commercial publishers to publish their journals, if IT/Library/Research Office/Editors work together and provide a journal publishing service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>So a busy but fruitful week! Exciting that libraries are tackling these issues! Sorry I missed Joyce’s presentation, but will look out for the presentations to be shared …. UKZN had to cut their subscriptions quite a bit – not sustainable to pay double (APCs and subscriptions) for research, especially where publicly funded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Aubrey Madiba [mailto:MadibaAM@ufs.ac.za] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 28, 2017 2:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ina Smith <Ina@assaf.org.za>; irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za; heligliasa@googlegroups.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde <Thomas.AufderHeyde@dst.gov.za>; Sandile Williams <Williams.Sandile@dhet.gov.za><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Can't Disrupt This: Elsevier and the 25.2 Billion Dollar A Year Academic Publishing Business<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>The conference had great presenters who were not scared to call a spade a spade and not a digging instrument.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>I liked the powerful messages from Dr Ralf Schimmer from Max Planck digital Library and, Professor Bernard Rentier, the former Rector from the University of Leige , that it is time to pull off the plug – open is the only way available!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>Joyce’s from UKZN’s honest & transparent dealing with Elsevier was also powerful and enlightening- food for thought indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>Once more, thank you for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'>Monde<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:heligliasa@googlegroups.com">heligliasa@googlegroups.com</a> [<a href="mailto:heligliasa@googlegroups.com">mailto:heligliasa@googlegroups.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ina Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> 28 May 2017 02:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za">irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za</a>; <a href="mailto:heligliasa@googlegroups.com">heligliasa@googlegroups.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde <<a href="mailto:Thomas.AufderHeyde@dst.gov.za">Thomas.AufderHeyde@dst.gov.za</a>>; Sandile Williams <<a href="mailto:Williams.Sandile@dhet.gov.za">Williams.Sandile@dhet.gov.za</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [heligliasa] Can't Disrupt This: Elsevier and the 25.2 Billion Dollar A Year Academic Publishing Business<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>This is still relevant, although published in 2015. Negotiations with publishers towards a flip-model a possibility. SANLiC brought together great presenters during their <a href="https://sanlic.org.za/programme/">conference</a> the past week. Looking forward to new developments. Regarding the study on a national site licensing initiative – it still needs to be signed off by the DHET, before it can be shared (protocol). 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