Some U.S. research libraries say they can't keep footing the bills for broad access to journals from big commercial publishers like Elsevier and Wiley. I talked to a couple of libraries who've brokered new minideals" and how faculty members have reacted to reduced access (hint: better than feared)." Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Journalism
“Hot Type: Publishers Say They Are Not the Enemy in University Copyright Disputes”
My latest column tries to break through some of the angry rhetoric (on the fair-use side) and telling silence (on the publishers' side) that's surrounded the Georgia State U. e-reserves lawsuit. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“University Presses Are Warned to Guard Copyrights While Sharing Their Wares”
A more in-depth look at the copyright conversations that dominated a lot of the university presses' meeting this year. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Publishers Grapple With Thorny Issues of Protecting Property and Going Digital”
My report from the Association of American University Presses' annual meeting, held this year in Baltimore. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Journal-Ranking System Gets Dumped After Scholars Complain”
In a surprise move, the Australian Research Council drops the journal rankings in its Excellence for Research in Australia framework. The journal rankings were a source of contention for a number of scholars, especially in the humanities and social sciences. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
