Raincoat Science: 43 More Open Access Haikus

From: Stevan Harnad <amsciforum_at_GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:43:31 -0400

I've often reflected that OA is a lot closer to raincoat science than
rocket science.
http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/179-Raincoat-Science.html
The essential message is super-simple:

    It's the online age
    You're losing research impact...
    Make it free online

About as deep and complex as the following -- and yet, for two
decades, the response has been Zeno's Paralysis:
http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/12094/

    Look kids, it's raining
    Time to put on your raincoats...

    Can't: against the law --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#10.Copyright
    Won't: no clouds I saw
    Can't: branding's at risk --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#5.Certification
    Won't: I must keep wet --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#27.Secrecy
    Can't: which coat to choose? --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#23.Version
    Won't: my pay I'll lose --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#35.Royalties
    Can't: coats may go bad --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#3.Corruption
    Won't: drought risk increased --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#28.Affordability
    Can't: too much to do --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#34.Priorities
    Won't: rain's good for you
    Can't: can't read instrux --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#15.Readability
    Won't: need cheaper meds --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#30.Rechanneling
    Can't: standards at risk --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#7.Peer
    Won't: risks towel biz --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#17.Publishers
    Can't: weathermen's needs --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#19.Learned
    Won't: there's too much rain --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#4.Navigation
    Can't: the look's not right --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#16.Graphics
    Won't: let's wait sky-shield --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#33.DigitaLibidoo
    Can't: trees need their jobs --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#18.Libraries
    Won't: might miss good drops --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#21.Serendipity
    Can't: they have no tags --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#25.Mark-Up
    Won't: need weathercasts --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#26.Classification
    Can't: careers at risk --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#22.Tenure/Promotion
    Won't: steals druggists' biz --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#24.Napster
    Can't: could dehydrate
    Won't: lest I'm not first --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#12.Priority
    Can't: which safe to wear? --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#2.Authentication
    Won't: wait for clime change --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#31.Waiting
    Can't: raincoats decay --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#1.Preservation
    Won't: cuts medics' pay --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#14.Capitalism
    Can't: bankrupts brollies --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#8.Paying
    Won't: parents' excess --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#20.University
    Can't: global drying
    Won't: disrupts climate --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#9.Downsizing
    Can't: quality risk --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#6.Evaluation
    Won't: false weathercasts --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#13.Censorship
    Can't: risks coat recall --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#32.Poisoned
    Won't: not wet at all --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#29.Sitting
    Can't: can't fasten snaps -- http://eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/10688/
    Won't: dries others up --
http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/self-faq/#11.Plagiarism
    Can't: god meant us wet
    Won't: dry's not enough -- http://bit.ly/cK2IN
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