Comments for American Anthropological Association http://blog.aaanet.org Conversations in Anthropology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Are You the Next Book Review Editor for American Anthropologist? by Interesting Anthropology Blogs - 6 February 2012 | Anthropology Report http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/06/are-you-the-next-book-review-editor-for-american-anthropologist/#comment-8998 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:10 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9610#comment-8998 [...] Are You the Next Book Review Editor for American Anthropologist?, Joslyn O. The American Anthropologist (AA) seeks applications for the position of book review editor. American Anthropological Association Blog, 6 February 2012 [...]

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by ryan a http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8996 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:36:33 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8996 Also, this follow up post from Daniel Lende makes a lot of important points, and takes account of some of the more difficult issues with the whole OA/publishing conversation (costs, etc):

http://blogs.plos.org/neuroanthropology/2012/02/04/american-anthropological-association-changes-opposition-to-open-access-%E2%80%93-plus-a-proposal-to-do-more/

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by ryan a http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8978 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:17:53 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8978 The next issue of the online project anthropologies (www.anthropologiesproject.org) is going to be a double issue that explores these debates about open access & the recent Occupy protests. It would be GREAT to have some participation from some folks who are working directly with the AAA (such as any of you who are working on the AAA blog). The more dialog about all this, the better.

Here’s the short blurb about the upcoming issue:

“The upcoming edition of anthropologies (March 2012) will be a double issue that focuses on 1) The Occupy protests/movements; and 2) Current debates about publishing and open access in academia (especially with regards to SOPA, PIPA, and the RWA). The word limit is anywhere between 500-1500, and the deadline for submission will be February 28th. The goal of this issue is to explore these issues through the lens of anthropology, personal experience, or a blend of both. The possibilities are wide open.”

If any of you are interested, please email us at anthropologiesproject [at] gmail DOT com.

Thanks!

-Ryan

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by Oona and Emilia http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8972 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:09:47 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8972 $900K is the subsidy to the publishing program in 2010. In other words, it’s the gap between the revenues and the costs of the program, paid for (essentially) by membership dues.

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by Doug Rocks-Macqueen http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8962 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:06 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8962 Would it be possible to get better numbers on costs and revenue? here it says 2.3 million http://blog.aaanet.org/2011/10/25/more-on-aaa-publishing-the-matter-of-costs/

but your videos say $900,000 in costs and the annual report only says $900,000 as well. It would help to have a better idea of the numbers involved. thank you

]]> Comment on American Anthropological Association Position on Dissemination of Research by Chad Nilep http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/american-anthropological-association-position-on-dissemination-of-research/#comment-8950 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:56:05 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9662#comment-8950 I assume this is in response to the Research Works Act (HR 3699). That bill would prohibit “dissemination of any private-sector research work without the prior consent of the publisher” or policies that require “network dissemination of a private-sector research work”. In other words, it doesn’t prohibit open access; it prohibits the government from mandating public access.

At the same time, Executive Director Davis’s letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy suggests, “broad public access to [peer reviewed publications that result from federal funding] currently exists, and no federal government intervention is currently necessary.”
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/scholarly-pubs-%28%23282%29%20davis.pdf

Taken together, are these statements an expression of support for the current status quo, and a request that the government do nothing to support or oppose open access?

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by Jason Antrosio (@JasonAntrosio) http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8947 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:43:14 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8947 I would especially recommend taking a look at the following reactions to the recent AAA official comment:

Daniel Lende, AAA Takes Public Stand against Open Access

Kerim Friedman,
How do we mobilize anthropologists to support open access?

John Hawks, American Anthropological Association keeps it from the people

The posts from Lende and Friedman also include extensive comment streams. Hawks and Lende were presenters at AAA Montreal 2011.

I’ve done what I think is a fairly comprehensive recent round-up of anthropology blog reaction at Anthropology Blogs Respond to AAA on Open Access.

]]> Comment on Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation by Jason Baird Jackson http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/02/03/committee-for-the-future-of-print-and-electronic-publishing-invites-conversation/#comment-8946 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:16 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9672#comment-8946 The text of my remarks at the event is available online here: http://jasonbairdjackson.com/2011/11/19/on-green-oa-and-the-future-of-aaa-publishing-at-aaa2011/

]]> Comment on Rethinking Peer Review by Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing invites conversation « American Anthropological Association http://blog.aaanet.org/2011/11/09/rethinking-peer-review/#comment-8945 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:21:41 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9065#comment-8945 [...] to the sessions to view these papers, to look at earlier blog posts (October 18, October 25, and November 9), and to join us in thinking about the long-term options and opportunities. Share [...]

]]> Comment on First Anthropologist to Receive CPRIT Award by Byron hill http://blog.aaanet.org/2012/01/30/first-anthropologist-to-receive-cprit-award/#comment-8881 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:06 +0000 http://blog.aaanet.org/?p=9590#comment-8881 Congratulations. Please notify us where the research can be found.

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