Leigh Watson Healy, Revolution in the Land of the Giants, Outsell, January 22, 2004. The latest Competitor Assessment for the STM industry by Outsell, which is selling the 36 page PDF file for $1,095. Quoting from today's press release: Outsell, Inc., the only research and advisory firm that focuses exclusively on the Information Content (IC) Industry, today released new details in the serials crisis currently pitting libraries and academic institutions in open revolt against the publishers that serve them in the $11 billion Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) information sector. Outsell's new Briefing, Competitor Assessment: STM - Revolution In The Land Of The Giants, contains detailed and actionable data and predictions for both buyers and sellers in the STM market. 'The transformation of STM publishing goes way beyond the widely reported Open Access threat,' said Outsell's Chief Analyst, Leigh Watson Healy. 'Open Access is just one symptom of the overall disease, and there are other ways that the market is responding. Much like Napster's shakeup of the music industry, the world is changing -- but there are plenty of opportunities for smart sellers to prosper and smart buyers to get more value for their shrinking budgets. The entire industry is witnessing a revolution in the making.'" (Thanks to Jan Velterop.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/09/2004 11:10:00 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.
