The Thinkers: Libraries finger way to a digital tomorrow
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
Profile of Gloriana St. Clair, Dean of Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University. Excerpt: "The bottom line: 'Scientific publishing is one of the great cash cows of all time,' she said. Reed Elsevier, the leading scientific publisher, reported operating profits last year of more than $2 billion. But cracks are beginning to show in that facade, thanks to the open-access movement, which is trying to post research articles on the Internet for free...."