[Taxacom] electronic publication yet again

[Mary Barkworth]

In Botany, the only indication in the current code about the number of
copies of a print publication that is required is the use of the plural
which is satisfied by 2. Requiring 10 print copies of things published
electronically would, it was thought at the time of the last Congress,
be too much to expect those present to approve. Personally, I find it a
sad comment. At the same time, we need to remember there are journals
that cannot keep publishing, or cannot publish to the announced
schedule, because of the cost of publication. My guess is that these
journals would not have the money to go electronic - and might not be in
countries where there is sufficiently reliable and constant access to
the Internet to enable reliable access to the Internet. Are journals
available in those countries? Probably not many - but there are some
sociological issues involved. I would not mind betting that most of the
taxonomists under 40 around the world would be delighted with making
publication in a free online journal mandatory, with print copies in 10
(50, 100) print repositories around the world, including the country of
origin, also required to enable those who fear the transitory nature of
electronic publication. Whatever the number, let's at least require that
the copies are distributed around the world, with a few more in the
country where the taxon occurs.
Mary
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Croft
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:29 PM
To: Karen Wilson
Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Darwinius and electronic publication yet again

from an off list post to Rich:
"I was really intrigued by the concept of "numerous" - it seemed so out
of place in a community of scientists.  So I guessed human social
evolution has really not advanced much past the 'one, two, three, many'
stage."

jim  :)

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Karen Wilson
<Karen.Wilson at rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au> wrote:
> Defining the middle term should be easy, but 'numerous' = ?how many:
>2? >3?
> an arbitrary number such as 5 or 10?   -  and  'durable' = what?

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