[Oa-italia] Il consorzio svedese BIBSAM cancella l'accordo con Elsevier

Mauro Guerrini mauro.guerrini a unifi.it
Mer 16 Maggio 2018 10:09:59 CEST


Grazie
Mauro 

Inviato da iPhone

> Il giorno 16 mag 2018, alle ore 10:07, Maria Chiara Pievatolo <mariachiara.pievatolo a unipi.it> ha scritto:
> 
>> On 16-05-2018 09:47, Andrea Capaccioni wrote:
>> Può un'università, o un consorzio di atenei, fare a meno dell'accesso alla
>> letteratura specializzata? Quali alternative sono state proposte? Se ci
>> aiutiamo a rispondere a queste domande forse rusciamo a tirare fuori
>> qualche idea sostenibile anche per il nostro Paese.
> 
> L'esperienza tedesca offre una risposta:
> https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/will-other-countries-follow-germany-battle-elsevier
> 
> During negotiations between Deal and Elsevier, which have stalled for more than a year over disagreements on pricing, open access and how costs should be calculated, German universities have let their individual contracts lapse as they seek a collective, national deal.
> 
> But at the beginning of both 2017 and 2018, the publisher has either not cut access or has rapidly restored it after doing so.
> 
> It is thought that internal estimates put the sum saved in 2017 at about €10 million, with the figure for 2018 likely to be even higher as ever more contracts end.
> 
> Asked why he thought the publisher had not cut the country off, Dr Mittermaier said: “*It’s hard for them [Elsevier] to keep up their self-image of being supportive to science when they cut off access.*”
> 
> In addition, *“they fear that it [the German research system] works without access”, he added. German institutions say that they have long prepared for a loss of access, with an extensive system of interlibrary loans on standby.*
> 
> By demonstrating an unwillingness to sever access for a second time at the beginning of this year, Elsevier’s *“bargaining position has dramatically decreased in the last months”,* Dr Mittermaier added.
> 
> Qualche volta, come ha scritto il professor Guerrini, bisogna avere il coraggio di andare a vedere le carte.
> 
> Un saluto,
> MCP
> 
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