“diffusing the knowledge of physics: how will we share the cost?”

TJM-SCO/BD&CNCL00/AASCAIP

“DIFFUSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS:

HOW WILL WE SHARE THE COST?”

AAAS/CAIPSEPTEMBER 22, 2000


QUESTION: WHAT PROBLEMS DONON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLESFREE ONLINE CAUSE SCHOLARLYSOCIETIES?

APS ANSWER: ONLY THE PROBLEM OFI NTEGRATION INTO A MORE DIVERSEWORLD OF I NFORMATION SHARING


QUESTION: HOW TO RECONCILEFREE AND OPEN EXCHANGE OFI NFORMATION WI TH PROFITS FORJOURNALS

APS ANSWER: DO NOT MAKE A PROFI TON J OURNALS


QUESTION: WHAT CONFLICTS DOESMAKING A PROFI T ON J OURNALSHAVE WI TH DI STRI BUTI NGI NFORMATION TO DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES?

APS ANSWER: RESOLVE CONFLICT BYPRODUCING LOW COST DISTRIBUTIONMODES ACCEPTABLE TO DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES


QUESTION: CAN AGREEMENTSBE REACHED AMONG J OURNALPUBLISHERS TO PROVIDE ASLIDING RATE SCALE FORSCI ENTISTS I N DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES?

APS ANSWER: PRODUCTS AND RESOURCESDIFFER BETWEEN SOCIETIES. GUIDELINESOR LEADING EXAMPLES MAY ARISE, BUTEACH PUBLISHER (SOCIETY) WILL MAKETHEI R OWN POLICY


QUESTION: HOW WILL SCI ENTIFICJOURNALS LOOK TEN YEARS FROMNOW?

APS ANSWER: I NFORMATION WILL BEDI STRI BUTED ELECTRONI CALLY,PARTIALLY FREE AND PARTIALLY WI THFEE FOR ADDED VALUE. FI NAL PACKAGINGWILL BE DIVERSE, TAILORED TO USERS,AND OFTEN DONE BY USER.


APS PRODUCTS FOR OUTREACH

1. PHYSICAL REVIEW ONLINE ARCHIVE(PROLA).

ONLINE ARCHIVE OF EVERYTHINGPUBLISHED SINCE 1893. INSTANTLIBRARY FOR NEW INSTITUTIONS.MINIMAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE.


APS PRODUCTS FOR OUTREACH

2. CD-ROM

CD-ROMS WILL CONTAIN J OURNALVOLUME CONTENT I N PDF FORMAT.FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT TO BOUNDVOLUME. CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO USERSERVER AND READ WI TH STANDARDI NTERNET BROWSER. CHEAP DELIVERY($50) OF ENTIRE CURRENT VOLUME TOLI BRARI ES LACKI NG AFFORDABLEI NTERNET ACCESS.


OUTREACH OPTIONS

1. FSU/ CHINA:

CONVENTI ONAL J OUR NALSUBSCRIPTIONS SUBSIDIZED BYAPS AND/ OR OPEN SOCIETYI NSTITUTE (OSI)


OUTREACH OPTIONS

2. RUSSIA.

ONLINE ONLY ACCESS COUNTRYWIDE SUBSIDIZED BY APS.


OUTREACH OPTIONS

3. THI RD WORLD.

PARTNERSHIP WI TH I NTERNATIONALCENTER FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS(I CTP) FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CD-ROMS TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.


COUNTRIES RECEIVING APS JOURNALS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS

ALBANIA MOLDOVAARMENIA MONGOLIA

AZERBAI JAN NIGERIABALTICS PAKISTAN

BANGLADESH PEOPLES REP CHINABENIN PERU

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RUSSIABURKINA FASO SRI LANKA

CUBA SUDANCONGO TAJ IKISTAN

ERITREA UKRAINEGEORGIA VIETNAMGHANA ZIMBABWE

ETHIOPIA ZAMBIA


OPTIONS FOR OUTREACH IN THE FUTURE

2. EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION OF CD-ROMS FOR TRANSFER OF READABLE FILES ON LOCAL SERVERS.

3. LOW COST PRINT COPIES AS AN ADD-ON OPTION WHERE NECESSARY.

1. EXTENSION OF COUNTRY-WIDE, SUBSIDIZED, CONSORTIAL AGREEMENTS

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