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ARL/Ithaka Report on Scholarly Communication
Circular reasoning and tradition cloud an otherwise significant report on what constitutes scholarship today. Continue reading →
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Academia and STM Publishing Have Gone Electronic
How much more data will it take before everyone gets it? Continue reading →
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Libraries Receiving a Shrinking Piece of the University Pie
Over the past three decades, the research library has been receiving a smaller proportion of the university budget. Does this trend reflect the failure of library administrators and the declining...
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Final Score in the Georgia State Game: Library 94, Publishers 5
The GSU case serves as a strong rebuke for publishers over fair use and copyright claims, while recognizing that some boundaries remain. Continue reading →
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Non-Disclosure Agreements — Economic Tool or Kabuki Theatre?
The use of NDAs is praised by some, abhorred by others. Why they exist in pricing negotiations reveals a lot about not only about market forces, but also the value of discretion. Continue reading →
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Universities Propose to SHARE Federal Funding Based Articles
Three academic groups have jointly floated a draft proposal in response to the US Government's OSTP Public Access mandate memo. Continue reading →
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CHORUS Comes Into Focus
CHORUS (Clearinghouse for Open Research for the United States) comes from a coalition of scholarly journal publishers and is meant to steward a partnership with federal agencies to provide public...
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Libraries Receive Shrinking Share of University Expenditures
Over the past three decades, the research library has been receiving a smaller proportion of the university budget. Does this trend reflect the failure of library administrators and the declining...
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Guest Post: Elisabeth Jones on Monograph Costs and Urban Legends–What’s Wrong...
Guest Chef Elisabeth Jones offers a critical analysis of a widely-distributed statistical chart that seems to show a doubling in the unit cost of monographs since 1985. Continue reading →
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Library Expenditures, Salaries Outstrip Inflation
The "crisis in scholarly communication" story is not entirely supported by Association of Research Libraries (ARL) data. Why do we cling to the victim-hero narrative when alternatives exist? Continue...
View ArticleLess Than Meets the Eye: Print Book Use Is Falling Faster in Research Libraries
Use of printed books in large North American research libraries is falling even faster than we think. The post Less Than Meets the Eye: Print Book Use Is Falling Faster in Research Libraries appeared...
View ArticleRetirement Wave To Hit Academic Librarianship
Like other greying professions, demographic data for ARL libraries warn us of a breaking wave of retirements but may paint an unrealistic picture of what the beach will look like after the surf has...
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