It's sad to think that the Open Access community will no longer benefit
from Fred's wise and even-handed stewardship and insight. He was an
inspirational librarian and a true gentleman.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Garret McMahon
University College Dublin
On 28 April 2014 10:16, Bev Acreman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> (Posting on behalf of Alma Swan and Paul Ayris)
> A message from Alma Swan ([log in to unmask]) and Paul Ayris (
> [log in to unmask]):
>
> Friends,
>
> It is with great sadness that we have to tell you of the death last week
> of Fred Friend.
>
> Fred was one of the staunchest supporters of Open Access and worked to
> further its aims for almost two decades. Early in that period he was, of
> course, Librarian at University College London, a position that gave him
> influence and the means to push arguments for openness that were at the
> time new and considered rather heretical. After retirement from that post
> Fred served for many years as a consultant to JISC, advising and carrying
> out research work for JISC on scholarly communications. He was in his
> element in this role as it gave him the opportunities he needed to continue
> making the arguments for Open Access and to develop practical initiatives
> that helped to advance the cause. Latterly, Fred pursued his aims through
> continuing consultancy jobs and indeed at the time of his death he was
> embarking on an ambitious analysis of OA policies.
>
> We have lost a very good friend of Open Access and a great humanitarian.
> For many there will also be the feeling of losing a kind and loyal personal
> friend.
>
> His daughter, Cate, said to us, "It means so much to hear about his
> professional life - he was so private and so humble that he never really
> talked about what he did (I used to joke with him and tell him that I told
> everyone that he was a spy!)." We would like the OA community -- Fred's
> friends -- to let Cate and the rest of Fred's family know about the work
> Fred did and the great colleague that he was, so we are going to collect
> tributes to Fred and his work and will put these together into a book for
> his family.
>
> If you have something to say, please email your words to one of us,
> including your job title where relevant to give some context to your
> comments for the family. Thank you in advance for your contributions.
>
> For those who can attend the funeral, the ceremony will be held at 12.30pm
> on Thursday 1st May at St Michael and All Angels, Hughenden, near High
> Wycombe in the UK. The family will welcome anyone who can be with them on
> that occasion.
>
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