“DIFFUSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS: HOW WILL WE SHARE THE COST?”
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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