Comments for Open Access Anthropology http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org Promoting Open Access in Anthropology Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Kim Christen on Author Agreements and Nuanced Open Access by Stephanie Meece http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2008/05/09/kim-christen-on-author-agreements-and-nuanced-open-access/#comment-295 Stephanie Meece Thu, 15 May 2008 11:03:55 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=54#comment-295 This is NOT a comment on this post, but I can't find any other way to contact the authors of this blog (you should sort that out...) I wanted to ask you to post this, which was sent around my department of archaeology internally: > > At his revised website _www.harrismatrix.com_ > Dr Ed Harris has arranged for the free > downloading of his textbook /Principles of Archaeological > Stratigraphy/. Long out of print and very expensive when it was, > Harris was determined that the book should be widely available, > especially to students, and therefore is giving it away for free. The > site has been set up and is maintained by Dr. Wolfgang Neubauer and > Klaus Loecker of the University of Vienna, to which Ed expresses his > thanks for this service to archaeology. > This is NOT a comment on this post, but I can’t find any other way to contact the authors of this blog (you should sort that out…) I wanted to ask you to post this, which was sent around my department of archaeology internally:

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> At his revised website _www.harrismatrix.com_
> Dr Ed Harris has arranged for the free
> downloading of his textbook /Principles of Archaeological
> Stratigraphy/. Long out of print and very expensive when it was,
> Harris was determined that the book should be widely available,
> especially to students, and therefore is giving it away for free. The
> site has been set up and is maintained by Dr. Wolfgang Neubauer and
> Klaus Loecker of the University of Vienna, to which Ed expresses his
> thanks for this service to archaeology.
>

]]> Comment on New Issue, New Website for Folklore Forum by Paul Kekai Manansala, Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2008/03/08/new-issue-new-website-for-folklore-forum/#comment-291 Paul Kekai Manansala, Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:53:21 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2008/03/08/new-issue-new-website-for-folklore-forum/#comment-291 thanks, i've been looking for more resources on Asian folklore. thanks, i’ve been looking for more resources on Asian folklore.

]]> Comment on Self-Archiving Made Easy (for Anthropologists) by Claire http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2008/02/06/self-archiving-made-easy-for-anthropologists/#comment-74 Claire Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:11:17 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=44#comment-74 No, save the trees! Send a link to your departmental mailing list instead. That'll encourage people to explore the site. No, save the trees! Send a link to your departmental mailing list instead. That’ll encourage people to explore the site.

]]> Comment on AAA Open Access FUD by Hugh Jarvis http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/05/28/aaa-open-access-fud/#comment-73 Hugh Jarvis Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:43:37 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=31#comment-73 I suspect the reason why some organizations support their activities through large publishing profits is because their journals are EXPENSIVE; e.g. AJPA. AAA journals are some of the least expensive out there, and we aim to keep them that way. I suspect the reason why some organizations support their activities through large publishing profits is because their journals are EXPENSIVE; e.g. AJPA. AAA journals are some of the least expensive out there, and we aim to keep them that way.

]]> Comment on The state of Open Access Anthro by Derick Fay http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/12/12/the-state-of-open-access-anthro/#comment-70 Derick Fay Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:57:45 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=43#comment-70 For scholars working on Southern Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council (http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/), while it isn't a fully open-access press, has been making many of their (peer-reviewed) texts available for download (including my co-edited book: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=1974&cat=9&page=1). For scholars working on Southern Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council (http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/), while it isn’t a fully open-access press, has been making many of their (peer-reviewed) texts available for download (including my co-edited book: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=1974&cat=9&page=1).

]]> Comment on CC Learn by meredith nelson http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/07/26/cc-learn/#comment-27 meredith nelson Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:48:18 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=32#comment-27 Hello, my name is Meredith Nelson and I work with the publishing company Gale. Did you know that Gale’s AccessMyLibrary.com site is a wonderful free educational resource? I was reading your posting on open learning and educational resources, and I would like to share some news that your loyal blog readers will appreciate. AccessMyLibrary.com offers teachers and students nearly 30 million free articles from journals, magazines and other trusted publications. While your blog readers are probably cringing at their out-of-pocket back to school costs, please let them know that they no longer have to pay for education publications. Teachers can go to AccessMyLibrary.com to search for the latest education news and research, lesson plan ideas, and industry publications. A few of the topics featured include: government, health, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, geography, social sciences, business, economics, literature, sociology, language and art. AccessMyLibrary’s free collection of reference materials, journals and articles are available to teachers through their local libraries with their library card. Those without library cards can simply sign up through AccessMyLibrary.com! If you have any questions regarding AccessMyLibrary.com, do not hesitate to contact me at the address below. Thank you, Meredith Nelson mnelson@ecnext.com Hello, my name is Meredith Nelson and I work with the publishing company Gale. Did you know that Gale’s AccessMyLibrary.com site is a wonderful free educational resource?

I was reading your posting on open learning and educational resources, and I would like to share some news that your loyal blog readers will appreciate. AccessMyLibrary.com offers teachers and students nearly 30 million free articles from journals, magazines and other trusted publications. While your blog readers are probably cringing at their out-of-pocket back to school costs, please let them know that they no longer have to pay for education publications.

Teachers can go to AccessMyLibrary.com to search for the latest education news and research, lesson plan ideas, and industry publications. A few of the topics featured include: government, health, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, geography, social sciences, business, economics, literature, sociology, language and art.
AccessMyLibrary’s free collection of reference materials, journals and articles are available to teachers through their local libraries with their library card. Those without library cards can simply sign up through AccessMyLibrary.com!

If you have any questions regarding AccessMyLibrary.com, do not hesitate to contact me at the address below.

Thank you,

Meredith Nelson
mnelson@ecnext.com

]]> Comment on Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge by Patrick Gorham http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/04/08/libraries-and-indigenous-knowledge/#comment-22 Patrick Gorham Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:12:20 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=27#comment-22 Sounds like a like a great book. I'll check it out sometime. Explore African heroes, rituals and legends. Visit www.africawtrites.com. Sounds like a like a great book. I’ll check it out sometime.
Explore African heroes, rituals and legends. Visit http://www.africawtrites.com.

]]> Comment on AAA Open Access FUD by Kerim Friedman http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/05/28/aaa-open-access-fud/#comment-26 Kerim Friedman Tue, 29 May 2007 13:12:42 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=31#comment-26 Ooops. I somehow marked the post as “private” so only I was seeing it. I’ve fixed that now, so it will also show on SM. And I fixed the opposing/supporting issue as well. Thanks Peter. Ooops. I somehow marked the post as “private” so only I was seeing it. I’ve fixed that now, so it will also show on SM.

And I fixed the opposing/supporting issue as well. Thanks Peter.

]]> Comment on AAA Open Access FUD by Peter Suber http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/05/28/aaa-open-access-fud/#comment-25 Peter Suber Tue, 29 May 2007 13:12:06 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=31#comment-25 Thanks for keeping up the pressure. But you've got the FRPAA recommendation reversed. The AAA should stop *opposing* FRPAA. FRPAA is a good bill that would mandate open access to the bulk of federally funded research. The AAA has signed a public letter opposing it. For a brief overview of FRPAA with links for further reading, see my <a href="http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/02-02-07.htm#frpaa" rel="nofollow">article</a> from February 2007. Thanks for keeping up the pressure. But you’ve got the FRPAA recommendation reversed. The AAA should stop *opposing* FRPAA. FRPAA is a good bill that would mandate open access to the bulk of federally funded research. The AAA has signed a public letter opposing it. For a brief overview of FRPAA with links for further reading, see my article from February 2007.

]]> Comment on AAA Open Access FUD by enkerli http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/2007/05/28/aaa-open-access-fud/#comment-24 enkerli Tue, 29 May 2007 12:22:01 +0000 http://blog.openaccessanthropology.org/?p=31#comment-24 For some reason, this post did not, in fact, appear on SM. One thing about this FUD campaign is that it apparently gets quite a bit of support from our colleagues. Fighting it, we may even sound like mouth-foaming fanatics to some of the people we care about. Not sure what the best strategy could be. The AAA is a far-reaching organisation but it doesn't control the discipline. For some reason, this post did not, in fact, appear on SM.

One thing about this FUD campaign is that it apparently gets quite a bit of support from our colleagues. Fighting it, we may even sound like mouth-foaming fanatics to some of the people we care about.
Not sure what the best strategy could be. The AAA is a far-reaching organisation but it doesn’t control the discipline.

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