That's a good point Katie but is this permissible, (if I'm not being too pernickety)? Strictly speaking, for copyright, shouldn't requests for papers be sent directly by the author to the requestor (i.e. not via a third party)? In the old version of eprints - before we had the request button - requests for papers would mainly come to our eprints mail list; we would then forward the request to the author who would then send the paper directly. We would also ask them to upload a copy if possible.
Best wishes
Simon
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From: Repositories discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katie Evans
Sent: 03 August 2011 10:33
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Subject: Re: request a copy again
Hello Ricky,
I think you have some choice about how the 'request a copy' button works. Here at Uni of Bath ours is set up to send a message to repository staff and we then send it on to the relevant academic. It gives us a chance to weed out e.g. requests from student who actually have access to the publication from their own library. And it's also another chance for us to ask academics for copies of publications that we don't have full text for.
We did find the volume of requests difficult to keep up with, so we've recently changed the wording on the button to 'contact author', this seems to be putting off the more casual requesters.
Best wishes,
Katie.
de Montfalcon S.P. wrote:
> Please see my comments below Ricky.
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> *From:* Repositories discussion list
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> When implementing the Request a Copy button I believe this sends an
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> Does the academic email a publishers copy or post a paper copy?
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> I suppose it's up to them but here they mostly send an electronic copy
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> The Request a Copy button is a useful tool in encouraging authors to
> upload a full text (open access) to their eprints as we inform them
> that this will remove the request button and negate the need for them
> to continually respond to requests. Here, the request form asks the
> author to upload a full text if available + copyright permitting. I
> can give you an example of our form if you're interested.
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