This looks interesting.    Fytton.

>Date:         Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:57:27 -0500
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>From:         Susan Searing <searing@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
>Subject:      Scholarly Publishing Principles (fwd)
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>Not too long ago, this list discussed the cost of LIS journals and what
>actions, if any, LIS authors should take to counter the rising costs.
>The "Principles for Emerging Systems of Scholarly Publishing" addresses
>this issue head-on.
>
>The principles are at: <http://www.arl.org/scomm/tempe.html>
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>An article about them in the _Chronicle of Higher Education_ is at:
><http://chronicle.com/daily/2000/06/2000060701n.htm>
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>Extract from the _Chronicle_ story:
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>One of the more controversial recommendations calls on professors to
>"refrain from submitting their work and assigning
>copyright to expensive journals when high quality inexpensive publication
>outlets are available." The framers of the principles
>know that is asking a lot. "If you're an assistant professor up for tenure
>and the most prestigious journal is a commercial journal,
>then that's where you have to publish," lacking an alternative, said the
>A.A.U.'s Mr. Vaughn.
>
>That's why the agreement urges faculty members, universities, and
>disciplinary societies to experiment with alternatives. Many
>already are making forays into electronic publishing to offer lower-priced
>alternatives to the expensive journals. Last May, for
>example, the chemical society began publishing, in print and on the Web,
>Organic Letters, a journal intended to compete with
>Tetrahedron Letters, published by Reed Elsevier. Organic Letters costs
>$2,438 a year for 26 issues, a third the price of
>Tetrahedron Letters, a weekly. (See an article from The Chronicle, July 1,
>1998.)
>
>"The control of academic output cannot be in the hands of a few commercial
>publishers who are seeking to exploit a narrow and profitable market
>niche," Mr. Webster said.
>
>
>I hope LIS educators are following these developments, which are going to
>affect the core services and collections of academic libraries.
>
>Sue

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