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No More 'Beall's List': Librarian removes controversial list of "predatory" journals and publishers, reportedly in response to "threats and politics."
By Carl Straumsheim  
January 18, 2017
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/18/librarians-list-predatory-journals-reportedly-removed-due-threats-and-politics 
"Lacey E. Earle, vice president of business development for Cabell’s International, said on Twitter Tuesday that Beall “was forced to shut down [the] blog due to threats and politics.” A spokesperson for the company said the information came from Beall, but that it was all he told them."


Shelley Arvin
Librarian Liaison to Nursing, Biology, Chemistry & Physics, Economics, Science Education
Cunningham Memorial Library 
Indiana State University
812-237-2605
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-----Original Message-----
From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lenore R Wilkas
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Beall's List?

The information came from Beall in a personal e-mail to a nursing journal editor that was forwarded to my colleague who is also an editor of a nursing journal. 

That's all I know.

Perhaps Beall has to put an end to everyone's speculations/doubts/theories and issue a statement. And if his institution ordered it, perhaps there needs to be something from them as well.

Lenore

Lenore R. Wilkas  M.L.S.
Research Librarian
Werley Center for Nursing Research & Evaluation (WCNRE) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing
1921 E. Hartford, Room 479
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-3268
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-----Original Message-----
From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard James
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:28 PM
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Subject: Re: Beall's List?

I would want to get some kind of verification of that- I find it very hard to believe that Colorado U. would (or could) force a tenured faculty member to take down a privately-run website, unaffiliated with the CU domain, or that Beall would go along with that- he's pretty irascible.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Lenore R Wilkas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> One of our nursing school professors contacted a colleague who knows 
> Beall  who then e-mailed Beall. He replied that he was forced to take 
> it down by his employer.
>
> Lenore
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> Lenore R. Wilkas  M.L.S.
> Research Librarian
> Werley Center for Nursing Research & Evaluation (WCNRE) University of 
> Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing
> 1921 E. Hartford, Room 479
> Milwaukee, WI 53211
> 414-229-3268
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Ossom Williamson, Peace
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Beall's List?
>
> He's not responding to outside requests for response (see
> http://retractionwatch.com/2017/01/17/bealls-list-potential-predatory-
> publishers-go-dark), but he is still making edits in Wikipedia:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Denverjeffrey
>
> Peace
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Janice Hermer
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:22 PM
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> Subject: Re: [MEDLIB-L] Beall's List?
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> Very good point Elanor.
>
> His twitter account is still up but nothing posted since Jan.10.
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> Janice Hermer, MLIS
> Health Sciences Librarian
> Arizona State University Libraries
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Truex, Eleanor
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: Beall's List?
>
> Interesting link, but it also reveals something about the internet 
> that drives me nuts. The comments section... I know, never read the comments!
> But no one seems concerned for Jeff Beall personally. Did anyone think 
> to call his office or the library at CU-Denver to ask? (I don't have 
> time at present, but I would hope if he was ok, he would have let 
> someone in the field know. And his FB is gone as well--this is 
> concerning).  This is so unusual, it makes me wonder if there isn't 
> something major wrong. It's none of my business, but this man has been 
> an advocate for libraries and honorable and ethical research publishing for years.  I do hope he is ok.
> Seriously, who will do the work that he has done?
>
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> Eleanor Truex BSN, MLIS
> Medical Librarian, Lakeshore Region
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> Presence
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> Presence
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Ossom Williamson, Peace
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: Beall's List?
>
> Jeffrey Beall’s list on his website and its associated FB page were 
> taken down this weekend. More info here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.
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> Peace Ossom Williamson, MLS, MS, AHIP
> Director for Research Data Services
> Health Sciences Liaison
> University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Susan Fowler
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 3:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MEDLIB-L] Beall's List?
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> Pardon me if I should know but what happened to Beall's List?
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Susan A. Fowler, MLIS
> Library Director
> George Warren Brown School: Social Work & Public Health Washington 
> University in St. Louis Campus Box 1196 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, 
> MO
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