As the result of unsatisfactory negotiations with Elsevier, the University of Maryland is giving up consortial access to the Baltimore campus subscriptions and converting the College Park campus subscriptions to electronic-only. The changes were announced in February 20 memo to faculty from William Destler, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Excerpt: "The Libraries have articulated two objectives in working with publishers: [1] to maintain and exercise control over library collecting decisions in order to meet the constantly evolving information needs of faculty, researchers, and students; and [2] to manage overall costs in a way that guarantees that no single publisher is exempted from the regular critical review, which ensures that all subscriptions provide reasonable value in relation to their budget impact. Elsevier's final offer...failed to meet either criterion."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/23/2004 09:19:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
