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...."

Link:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09341/1019030-53.stm

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ยป Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.new oa.libraries oa.carnegie_mellon.u

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 21:20

Date published:

12/07/2009, 08:39