Dear Ecolog Society:*
Getting Guilders is what guilds are all about. And keeping information out
of the hands of those who are not members of the guilds. "Society" is a
euphemism for guild--a deception to leave the impression of social
responsibility while operating at cross-purposes to the social impulses that
guide the cooperative behavior that that has led the species to biological
success--the social sheep's clothing used to mask the true intentions of
egocentric individuals and organizations.
Cyberfleecing? Digital digging? Let's call a spade a spade! If there ever
was a well-heeled organ for a dominant industry, the American Chemical
Society has got to be a prime example, so I must conclude that keeping the
science out of the hands of their customers/victims must be the major
priority. But hey, if they can bust a few libraries, jack up the cost of
education, (and maybe drive an underground movement [fantasy]), why not?
WT
*Ecolog is an example of a true society; while the flow of costs and
benefits may indeed be quite uneven, even "unjust," its motives are pure
noblesse oblige. David absorbs the cost (especially of that most valuable
"commodity," his time), and we "subscribers" ("writers under" rather than
underwriters) get most of the benefits. As true professionals, David and UMD
put the WORK FIRST, as in professionalism not THE BUCK FIRST, as in
prostitution. As such, Ecolog is a tightly-squeezed bond of cohesive
material, an intellectual long-chain molecular compound, which binds
together the profession as a conscience focused on Earth and life in a World
quite Koyaanisquatsi.
----- Original Message -----
From: "malcolm McCallum" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 8:22 PM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] ACA chem journals go online only
No more hard copies for ACA!
What you folks think?
Chronicle of Higher Education
July 10, 2009
Chemistry Journals Go Digital-Only
The American Chemical Society, which publishes several dozen academic
journals, is moving to end print editions and produce journals only
online. The move was noted by the journal Nature in late June after
someone sent it a copy of a memo from a chemical-society official, but
unfortunately you can’t read the complete report unless you pay a fee
to subscribe or buy one-time access.
And that’s precisely the issue—making money online, and losing it in
print—that drove the chemistry society’s decision, according to a
recent story in Ars Technica, which you can read in full, at no
charge. The Web site notes that the journal publisher said, in the
memo, that “printing and distribution costs now exceed revenues from
print journals.” Plus, scientists seem happier reading online, the
society thinks. So this summer, all but three of its journals will
become digital-only. No word on whether the society will pass on to
subscribers the savings it realizes from buying less paper and fewer
stamps. But don’t hold your breath. —Josh Fischman
--
Malcolm L. McCallum
Associate Professor of Biology
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
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