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[BOAI] Raincoat Science: 43 More Open Access Haikus

From: Stevan Harnad <harnad AT ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:34:51 -0400



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I've often reflected that OA is a lot closer to raincoat science than  
rocket science.
http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/179-Raincoat-Science.html
The essential message is super-simple:

     It's the online age
     You're losing research impact...
     Make it free online

About as deep and complex as the following -- and yet, for two  
decades, the response has been Zeno's Paralysis:
http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/12094/

     Look kids, it's raining
     Time to put on your raincoats...

     Can't: against the law  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#10.Copyright
     Won't: no clouds I saw
     Can't: branding's at risk  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#5.Certification
     Won't: I must keep wet  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#27.Secrecy
     Can't: which coat to choose?  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#23.Version
     Won't: my pay I'll lose  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#35.Royalties
     Can't: coats may go bad  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#3.Corruption
     Won't: drought risk increased  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#28.Affordability
     Can't: too much to do  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#34.Priorities
     Won't: rain's good for you
     Can't: can't read instrux  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#15.Readability
     Won't: need cheaper meds  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#30.Rechanneling
     Can't: standards at risk  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#7.Peer
     Won't: risks towel biz  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#17.Publishers
     Can't: weathermen's needs  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#19.Learned
     Won't: there's too much rain  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#4.Navigation
     Can't: the look's not right  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#16.Graphics
     Won't: let's wait sky-shield  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#33.DigitaLibidoo
     Can't: trees need their jobs  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#18.Libraries
     Won't: might miss good drops  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#21.Serendipity
     Can't: they have no tags  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#25.Mark-Up
     Won't: need weathercasts  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#26.Classification
     Can't: careers at risk  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#22.Tenure/ 
Promotion
     Won't: steals druggists' biz  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#24.Napster
     Can't: could dehydrate
     Won't: lest I'm not first  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#12.Priority
     Can't: which safe to wear?  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#2.Authentication
     Won't: wait for clime change  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#31.Waiting
     Can't: raincoats decay  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#1.Preservation
     Won't: cuts medics' pay  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#14.Capitalism
     Can't: bankrupts brollies  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#8.Paying
     Won't: parents' excess  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#20.University
     Can't: global drying
     Won't: disrupts climate  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#9.Downsizing
     Can't: quality risk  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#6.Evaluation
     Won't: false weathercasts  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#13.Censorship
     Can't: risks coat recall  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#32.Poisoned
     Won't: not wet at all  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#29.Sitting
     Can't: can't fasten snaps  --  http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ 
10688/
     Won't: dries others up  --  
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#11.Plagiarism
     Can't: god meant us wet
     Won't: dry's not enough  --  http://bit.ly/cK2IN


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often reflected =
that OA is a lot closer to raincoat science than rocket =
science.&nbsp;</div><div><span 
class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap; =
-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: =
2px; "><a =
href=3D"http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/179-Raincoat-Sci=
ence.html">http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/179-Raincoat-=
Science.html</a></span></div><div>The essential message 
is =
super-simple:</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;It's the =
online age</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;You're losing 
research =
impact...</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Make it free =
online</div><div><br></div><div>About as deep and 
complex as the =
following -- and yet, for two decades, the response has been Zeno's =
Paralysis:</div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" 
=
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap; =
-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: =
2px; "><a =
href=3D"http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/12094/">http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac=
.uk/12094/</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Look =
kids, it's raining</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Time to 
put on your =
raincoats...</div><div><br></div></div><div><div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Can't: against the law &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#10.Copyright">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#10.Copyright</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: no clouds I 
saw</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: =
branding's at risk &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#5.Certification">http:=
//www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#5.Certification</a>&nbsp;</div><div=
>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: I must keep wet &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#27.Secrecy">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#27.Secrecy</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Can't: which coat to choose? &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#23.Version">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#23.Version</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Won't: my pay I'll lose &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#35.Royalties">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#35.Royalties</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: coats may go bad &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#3.Corruption">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#3.Corruption</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: drought risk increased &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#28.Affordability">http=
://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#28.Affordability</a>&nbsp;</div><d=
iv>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: too much to do &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#34.Priorities">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#34.Priorities</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: rain's good for 
you</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Can't: can't read instrux &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#15.Readability">http:/=
/www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#15.Readability</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&=
nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: need cheaper meds &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#30.Rechanneling">http:=
//www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#30.Rechanneling</a>&nbsp;</div><div=
>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: standards at risk &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#7.Peer">http://www.epr=
ints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#7.Peer</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Won't: risks towel biz &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#17.Publishers">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#17.Publishers</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: weathermen's needs &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#19.Learned">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#19.Learned</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Won't: there's too much rain &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#4.Navigation">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#4.Navigation</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: the look's not right &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#16.Graphics">http://ww=
w.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#16.Graphics</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&=
nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: let's wait sky-shield &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#33.DigitaLibidoo">http=
://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#33.DigitaLibidoo</a>&nbsp;</div><d=
iv>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: trees need their jobs &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#18.Libraries">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#18.Libraries</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: might miss good drops &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#21.Serendipity">http:/=
/www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#21.Serendipity</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&=
nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: they have no tags &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#25.Mark-Up">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#25.Mark-Up</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Won't: need weathercasts &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#26.Classification">htt=
p://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#26.Classification</a>&nbsp;</div>=
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: careers at risk &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#22.Tenure/">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#22.Tenure/</a>Promotion&nbsp;</div><div>=
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: steals druggists' biz &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#24.Napster">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#24.Napster</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Can't: could dehydrate</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;Won't: =
lest I'm not first &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#12.Priority">http://ww=
w.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#12.Priority</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&=
nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: which safe to wear? &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#2.Authentication">http=
://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#2.Authentication</a>&nbsp;</div><d=
iv>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: wait for clime change &nbsp;-- 
&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#31.Waiting">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#31.Waiting</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Can't: raincoats decay &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#1.Preservation">http:/=
/www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#1.Preservation</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&=
nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: cuts medics' pay &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#14.Capitalism">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#14.Capitalism</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: bankrupts brollies &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a 
=
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#8.Paying">http://www.e=
prints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#8.Paying</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Won't: parents' excess &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#20.University">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#20.University</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: global 
drying</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: =
disrupts climate &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#9.Downsizing">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#9.Downsizing</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: quality risk &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#6.Evaluation">http://w=
ww.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#6.Evaluation</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp=
;&nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: false weathercasts &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#13.Censorship">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#13.Censorship</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: risks coat recall &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#32.Poisoned">http://ww=
w.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#32.Poisoned</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&=
nbsp; &nbsp;Won't: not wet at all &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#29.Sitting">http://www=
.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#29.Sitting</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nb=
sp; &nbsp;Can't: can't fasten snaps &nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/10688/">http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac=
.uk/10688/</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;Won't: dries others up =
&nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#11.Plagiarism">http://=
www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#11.Plagiarism</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nb=
sp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Can't: god meant us 
wet</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;Won't: dry's not enough&nbsp;&nbsp;-- &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://bit.ly/cK2IN">http://bit.ly/cK2IN</a></div><div><br></div><=
/div></div></body></html>=

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