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Very interesting proposal, Charlie. I totally support it.
From time to time, over the years I've been at the Saint Louis Science
Center, we've had agreements with nearby universities that give a small
number of our staff full online or on-site privileges through their system,
but the agreements invariably lapse with staff changes. I've found the lack
of access to journal articles--whether science/tech/ engineering or
education articles--to be an ongoing challenge, and costly.
I'll be interested in seeing where this discussion goes.
Chris Roman
Director, Emerging Technologies
Saint Louis Science Center
314-289-4476
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Date: 02/12/2011 01:10PM
Subject: Role for ASTC
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Hi All,
One thing I've often thought about is access to information and scientific
literature. By enlarge, with the very notable exception of PLoS, museums
and science centers are treated as if they were commercial or academic
organizations. Is this a reasonable assumption, we're really kind of a
hybrid that runs to benefit scientific interest and continued public
support, and common good most generally.
Museums (with many notable exceptions and prescribed domains) and Science
Centers don't do scientific research by enlarge (again with notable
exceptions and domains), yet we primarily convey in non-written form to the
broader public. I would propose that ASTC explore the possibility of
including access to scientific literature as benefit and public good that
publish companies should support. Such access would not diminish the
demand or need of their primary audiences, the academic and commercial
scientific markets, and would greatly benefit and improve the flow of
accurate information from lab to public discussion. It would be a benefit
to the field.
It seems like such a series of agreement should be negotiated and licensed
via something like an ASTC membership and even supported by NSF and NIH.
There is little downside for the publishers of scientific journals and it
would greatly facilitate professional development and scientific literacy.
Charlie
The opinions and thoughts expressed here are my own and should in no way be
construed or attributed to the Exploratorium or related organization, and
do not represent an institutional position.
Charles Carlson
Senior Scientist
exploratorium
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
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