Comments on: How We’re Walking the OA Walk http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:07:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-126033 Barbara Thu, 21 May 2009 01:12:53 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1600#comment-126033 We each get server space for our use, as most academic employees do, and that's where <a href="http://homepages.gac.edu/~fister/vita.html" rel="nofollow">I've stashed</a> everything I can for years now. It's not "cataloged" with metadata and all that, but it's online and available. We link to our pages from the library's site, and I'm just mulling over a way to post stuff to a FriendFeed group so we can use their widget to make them more visible somewhere.... Now, talking a commercial book publisher into doing something with a CC license or something ... since I'm not Cory Doctorow, that's not going to be easy. Not that I won't try. We each get server space for our use, as most academic employees do, and that’s where I’ve stashed everything I can for years now. It’s not “cataloged” with metadata and all that, but it’s online and available. We link to our pages from the library’s site, and I’m just mulling over a way to post stuff to a FriendFeed group so we can use their widget to make them more visible somewhere….

Now, talking a commercial book publisher into doing something with a CC license or something … since I’m not Cory Doctorow, that’s not going to be easy. Not that I won’t try.

]]> By: Monica McCormick http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-126007 Monica McCormick Wed, 20 May 2009 21:18:26 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1600#comment-126007 Kudos to you and your colleagues! Walking the walk is great. Question: since you don't have an institutional repository, where are you going to self-archive? (I know there are plenty of options, just curious about those you're considering.) Kudos to you and your colleagues! Walking the walk is great.

Question: since you don’t have an institutional repository, where are you going to self-archive? (I know there are plenty of options, just curious about those you’re considering.)

]]> By: Maura Smale http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-125958 Maura Smale Wed, 20 May 2009 14:37:06 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1600#comment-125958 I completely agree with Joan. A few of my colleagues and I have been talking more and more about this ever since OSU's mandate, and your announcement of the Gustavus Adolphus pledge just adds to it. It's definitely something I'd like to tackle over the (somewhat slower) summer months. Thanks! I completely agree with Joan. A few of my colleagues and I have been talking more and more about this ever since OSU’s mandate, and your announcement of the Gustavus Adolphus pledge just adds to it. It’s definitely something I’d like to tackle over the (somewhat slower) summer months. Thanks!

]]> By: Barbara Fister http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-125670 Barbara Fister Mon, 18 May 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1600#comment-125670 ... and we were inspired by Oregon State! the timing for us seemed especially appropriate, so thanks to OSU for the nudge. … and we were inspired by Oregon State! the timing for us seemed especially appropriate, so thanks to OSU for the nudge.

]]> By: joan http://acrlog.org/2009/05/17/how-were-walking-the-oa-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-125634 joan Mon, 18 May 2009 09:38:22 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1600#comment-125634 Barbara, thanks. It's good to know how smaller libraries can contribute to the OA movement. You've inspired me to raise this issue at my own library. Barbara, thanks. It’s good to know how smaller libraries can contribute to the OA movement. You’ve inspired me to raise this issue at my own library.

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