Freedom of Information Conference 2000
Below are abstracts, transcripts, and biographies from the conference. Some presentations did not lend themselves to transcription. Where possible we have supplemented them with editorials from the speakers.
We have also commissioned editorial articles from several speakers and delegates at the meeting.
The organizers
Dr Patrick O. Brown, Dr Fiona Godlee, Dr David Lipman, Mr Jan Velterop
Conference summary
Open access challenges us all to be "good scientific citizens" - Fiona Godlee
Conference Program
Keynotes
Harold Varmus
What will the new environment look like?Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Paul Ginsparg
Creating a global knowledge networkLos Alamos National Laboratory
Session 1: Publishers and Librarians
Pieter Bolman
The effects of open access on commercial publishersElizabeth Marincola
The effects of open access on society publishersAmerican Society for Cell Biology
Marc Brodsky
Who Pays for the Dissemination of Physics Information?American Society for Cell Biology
Vicky Reich
What Do Librarians Want?Session 2: Technology
Dr John Wilbur
Prospects for improved access to large document setsNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Dr Jim Ostell
National Center for Biotechnology Information Integration with databasesNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Professor Blaise Cronin
Bibliometrics and Beyond: Some thoughts on Webometrics and InflumetricsIndiana University at Bloomington
Andre Kuzniarek
Structured Document Authoring with Mathematica and PubliconB. Tommie Usdin
What is XML and why should you care?Session 3 - The public
Jean Hoffman-Anuta
The benefits to the public of access to primary research: a personal journeyDr George Lundberg MD
The pros and cons of unfiltered access on the relationship between patients and healthcare providersJohn H. Renner MD, Chief Medical Officer
Health Information on the Internet: Curtain calls, Pitfalls and PratfallsSession 4 - Scientists
Dr Barry Markovitz
Measuring Quality of Publication in an Open Access Environment: Old Tools, New Technology, Different IdeasWashington University Medical School