Deming relating articles

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I encourage authors to publish articles through the DEN web site, or in some 
way online, in addition to any Journal publishing.  I realize some journals 
may have objections to doing so, at first.  I think it would be a good idea 
to start changing such opinions.  Over time, hopefully, we could help the 
journals understand that it is a good idea to share information widely.  

The Curious Cat Management Improvement Library:

    http://www.curiouscat.com/guides/library.htm

will maintain a list of Journal's that encourage internet distribution of 
articles so that DEN authors can publish through sources that will let their 
ideas reach the widest audience.  If journals wanted to keep online 
publication delayed for 3 months, or longer, (to encourage people to 
subscribe) I don't see any problem with that.

The Center for Quality of Management publishes an excellent journal online.  
Quality Digest also publishes their articles online.  I encourage authors to 
use journals that will allow everyone on the DEN (and others) access over the 
internet.

I imagine one issue, for academic authors, is publishing in peer reviewed 
journals.  I think we should work together to support such management 
journals that share information over the internet and encourage those that 
don't to do so.  I also imagine the idea makes some journals nervous but I 
think it is a good idea and we should work on to address the issues that may 
give a journal pause in publishing online.

I plan to expand the information about journals that offer online publication 
to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library so I would appreciate 
information on worthwhile journals.  Also the library accepts documents for 
consideration and if we accept the document can publish it on our site or 
link to it elsewhere on the web.

I have been working on trying to get the Center for Quality and Productivity 
Improvement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to make their reports 
available online for years (yes years).  At this point my experience tells me 
the only thing that will make it happen is pressure from two sources:

1) the top of the pyramid (the Governor of Wisconsin, the Chancellor, the 
Dean of the College of Engineering at the UW-Madison, Barry Alvarez - the 
Football Coach...) 
2) big money contributors to the Center, the College of Engineering, the UW 
in general.  Large businesses in Wisconsin also have influence, as the 
University likes to work with them.

Their reports are a treasure of knowledge with authors including George Box, 
William G. Hunter, W. Edwards Deming, Kaoru Ishikawa, F. Timothy Fuller, 
William A. Golomski, Brian L. Joiner and Peter R. Scholtes, Gipsie Ranney, 
Ian Bradbury and many others.  I encourage you to help, if you have any 
influence with those in either of the sources, listed above.


        John Hunter
        Curious Cat Deming Connections
        http://www.curiouscat.com/guides/deming.htm
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