the crisis in scholarly communication
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The Crisis in Scholarly Communication
Laura L. Leavitt, LibrarianSLIR Faculty MeetingSeptember 11, 2009
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What Crisis?
• Rising costs of journals = NOT sustainable
• More restrictions on interlibrary loan
• Restrictions on using electronic materials in class (coursepacks and e-reserves)
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Implications include …
• Less and less access to published literature
• Fewer researchers at other institutions will be able to access your published work
• You may be restricted in using and promoting your own scholarship!!
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Solutions Include:
• Retain copyright and control of your scholarship
• Reconsider role(s) with (restrictive) publishers of unreasonably expensive journals
• Participate in campus discussions
• Talk to your librarian!
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Additional Information
• MSU Library webpage http://www2.lib.msu.edu/features/crisis