Off topic: Did you hear of "The Cost of Knowledge" petition? विषय पोस्ट करनेवाला व्यक्ति: Catherine GUILLIAUMET
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Hi,
This morning, I discovered the petition called "The Cost of Knowledge",
signed by scientists around the world who challenge the exorbitant cost
of access to scientific literature and research data, mainly imposed by
3 publishers.
I signed this petition and, as they offer a space for comments, here is
mine :
"As medical translators are the crucial link between researchers and
physicians around the wor... See more Hi,
This morning, I discovered the petition called "The Cost of Knowledge",
signed by scientists around the world who challenge the exorbitant cost
of access to scientific literature and research data, mainly imposed by
3 publishers.
I signed this petition and, as they offer a space for comments, here is
mine :
"As medical translators are the crucial link between researchers and
physicians around the world, while they are mostly free-lancing, they
must access the newest scientific information and research data but they
are hampered too often by the exorbitant and unjustified cost of such an
access."
If you agree with the purposes of this petition, here is the link :
http://thecostofknowledge.com/
For those who can read French, below is the link to the French article
by ZDNet.com, which alerted me, describing the petition and the British
government project of an "open platform" for scientific literature,
designed with the help of the Wikipedia creator, Jimmy Wales.
http://www.zdnet.fr/blogs/l-esprit-libre/11000-universitaires-contre-elsevier-la-grande-bretagne-vers-l-open-access-39771618.htm#xtor=EPR-100
Have a nice day
Catherine ▲ Collapse
| | | | Emma Goldsmith 
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Local time: 18:52
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| Thanks, Catherine | May 11, 2012 |
Thanks for the info, Catherine. I've signed the petition and tweeted about it.
| | | | | Thanks Emma, | May 11, 2012 |
Emma Goldsmith wrote:
Thanks for the info, Catherine. I've signed the petition and tweeted about it.
You are the best !
Catherine
| | | | | Thanks, I've signed | May 11, 2012 |
I have occasionally felt pangs of conscience about not subscribing to some of the journals I 'ought ' to, and then again - I translate to make a living! I simply do not earn enough to subscribe to them all.
If the knowledge in English is expensive, then it is really prohibtively expensive, read inaccessible, to many of the world's poorer students and nations.
Their contributions to research are potentially just as great, so they derserve their share of the benefits too.
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Rachel Fell
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Local time: 17:52
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