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“DIFFUSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS:

HOW WILL WE SHARE THE COST?”

AAAS/CAIPSEPTEMBER 22, 2000

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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

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

APS ANSWER: DO NOT MAKE A PROFI TON J OURNALS

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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

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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

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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.

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APS PRODUCTS FOR OUTREACH

1. PHYSICAL REVIEW ONLINE ARCHIVE(PROLA).

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

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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.

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OUTREACH OPTIONS

1. FSU/ CHINA:

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

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OUTREACH OPTIONS

2. RUSSIA.

ONLINE ONLY ACCESS COUNTRYWIDE SUBSIDIZED BY APS.

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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.

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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

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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