L'IFLA et l'IPA (International Publishers Association) ont publié un communiqué de presse ce 20 mai dans lequel on peut lire:

"A joint statement released today by the International Publishers Association, the International Association of Scientific Technical and Medical (STM) Publishers, and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) calls for a more rational, evidence based debate on open access. It encourages experimentation and piloting of new concepts and ideas, whilst acknowledging that the differences in the different academic disciplines and publishing traditions may lead to differentiated approaches and business models in support of authors.
The joint statement is intended to move the oftentimes heated and polarised debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse."

Ou comment l'IFLA ne nous facilite pas la tâche... Au moins, leur positionnement est clair. Rappelons que l'IFLA ne représente pas toute la profession :-)

Màj (25/05/09): lire aussi ce billet d'OAN (voir les commentaires de P. Suber)