Earlier this month OEN reported that JISC was planning to respond to criticisms of the Houghton Report. According to Peter Suber at Open Access News, that response is now available. The Houghton Report suggested that the UK could save millions by subscribing to open access journals, and was criticized by publishers. From Open Access News:
On sustainability: The report takes a system-wide view. It asks what is cost-effective for the UK and for UK research, not for any one particular actor within that domain. Sustainability needs to be looked at from that perspective, as well as from the perspective of universities, libraries, publishers, etc, all of whom need sustainable models. The report clearly states on Page 3 that it allows for commercial management, investment and operating margins to ensure that all three models compared would be commercially sustainable.
