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Stephanie Thanks for this. George Monbiot is quite correct but a nearer example to the online pricing structure of academic publishers would probably be Somali pirates. There is no moral justification for this kind of restrictive and antisocial activity. Glad this topic has now surfaced in the (more) public domain. Roger Roger Farbey Head of Library & Knowledge Services British Dental Association 64 Wimpole Street London W1G 8YS On 30 August 2011 13:53, Stephanie Taylor <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > ** > Hi, > Those of you who have participated in and followed the discussions on > journal costs/issues may be interested in George Monbiot's column in the > Guardian today: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic-publishers-murdoch-socialist > Best wishes, > Stephanie. > > > > *Stephanie Taylor* > *Library and Information Officer* > > Information Centre > The National Autistic Society > 393 City Road > London > EC1V 1NG > Information Centre direct line: 020 7903 3599 > Autism Helpline: 0808 800 4104 > [log in to unmask] > > Visit our NAS web resources: > Search for information on the NAS and autism spectrum disorders on our > website at www.autism.org.uk > Search for books, articles and multimedia in the field of autism on Autism > Data at www.autism.org.uk/autismdata > Tell your service users/clients about finding personalised information > about ASD, their entitlements and services on Signpost at > www.autism.org.uk/signpost > Search for services for people with autism across the UK on the Autism > Services Directory at www.autism.org.uk/autismdirectory > > > > > ------------------------------ > *GREAT EXPECTATIONS* - our chance to shape the future of a generation of > children with autism. > *Find out how at* www.autism.org.uk/greatexpectations > > This message is from The National Autistic Society (NAS). The NAS randomly > monitors the content of e-mail messages sent and received. > Any opinions contained in this message are those of the author and are not > given or endorsed by the NAS unless the author is clearly stated to have > authority to bind the charity, and this has been duly verified by e-mailing > [log in to unmask] > The NAS is a company limited by guarantee (No. 1205298) registered in > England and also a charity registered in England and Wales (CR269425) and in > Scotland (SC039427), its registered office being 393 City Road, London, EC1V > 1NG. > www.autism.org.uk > >