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Category Archives: Serials Crisis
RIN Briefing Note: Scholarly Books and Journals at Risk: Responding to the Challenges of a Changing Economy
The Research Information Network has released Scholarly Books and Journals at Risk: Responding to the Challenges of a Changing Economy
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:
The current economic difficulties across the globe bring serious risks to scholarly books and journals. In the UK, the recent dramatic fall in the value of sterling has seriously damaged university [...] Continue reading
Virginia Tech Journal Cut: Almost $900,000
The Virginia Tech University Libraries will reduce journal subscriptions by almost $900,000 in the 2009-2010 budget year.
Here's an excerpt from "Library to Cut Nearly $1 Million":
Hitchingham [Dean of University Libraries] said that the university must cancel $500,000 worth of subscriptions to accommodate library budget cuts. They must also cover $400,000 worth of cuts to meet [...] Continue reading
ARL Issues “ARL Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic Crisis”
The Association of Research Libraries has released "ARL Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic Crisis."
Here's an excerpt from the press release:
The ARL statement includes a set of recommendations that are based on the belief that scholarly publishers who are committed to enhancing the effectiveness of the scholarly communication system are prepared to act [...] Continue reading
Greater Western Library Alliance Joins SCOAP3 for 18 Members
The Greater Western Library Alliance has joined the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3) for 18 of its member research libraries.
Here's an excerpt from the About SCOAP3 page:
To address this situation for HEP and, as an experiment, Science at large, a new model for OA publishing has emerged: SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Consortium [...] Continue reading
Elsevier Says Its 2009 Journal Price Increases Average Six Percent or Less
Elsevier has made public a letter to librarians stating that it is targeting "a global average list price increase of not more than six percent" for its journals in 2009. It notes that "the 2008 average list price increase across all STM publishers was 8.70% in Europe and 10.10% in the U.S."
Elsevier is taking author [...] Continue reading