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Scholarly Communication and Technology

David Green (david@ninch.org)
Fri, 5 Sep 1997 17:30:22 -0400
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 17:30:22 -0400
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Subject: Scholarly Communication and Technology

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
September 5, 1997

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PAPERS AVAILABLE ONLINE


Following my previous message concerning the Journal of Electronic
Publishing, in which Malcolm  Getz' paper on  "Electronic Publishing in
Academia: An Economic Perspective" could be found, I'm forwarding an
announcement of the availability of companion papers to Mr. Getz' also
delivered at the Mellon sponsored conference on Scholarly Communication and
Technology at Emory University in April.

David Green


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September 4, 1997

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
PAPERS AVAILABLE ONLINE

        The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in collaboration with the
Association of Research Libraries, is pleased to announce the availability
of selected papers from the conference, Scholarly Communication and
Technology.  The two-day conference, organized by The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation and held at Emory University in April 1997, brought together
technologists, publishers, librarians, and scholars to discuss the
changing nature of scholarly communication in the electronic environment.
The papers can be accessed via the ARL web site at:

        <http://arl.cni.org/scomm/scat/index.html>.

        Issues under discussion during this two-day event included, the
economics of electronic scholarly publishing, incorporating technology
into academia, the future of consortia and access versus ownership,
electronic content licensing, and updates on several electronic scholarly
initiatives, such as the Columbia University Online Books Project, Project
Muse at Johns Hopkins University, and JSTOR.


Distinguished speakers whose presentations are available
online include:

Janet Fisher,
Associate Director, Journals Publishing, The MIT Press

  "Comparing Electronic Journals to Print Journals: Are
   there Cost Savings?"


Malcolm  Getz ,
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of
Economics and Business Administration, Vanderbilt
University

  "Electronic Publishing in Academia: An Economic
   Perspective"


Willis G. Regier,
Director, The Johns Hopkins University Press

  "Epic: Electronic Publishing is Cheaper"


James G. Neal,
Sheridan Director, Johns Hopkins University Library

  "The Use of Electronic Scholarly Journals Models of
   Analysis and Data Drawn from the Project Muse Experience
   at Johns Hopkins University"


Sandra Whisler,
Assistant Director, Electronic Publishing, University of
California Press

Susan F. Rosenblatt,
Deputy University Librarian, University of California at
Berkeley=CA

  "The Library and the University Press: Two Views of
   the Costs and Problems of the Current System of
   Scholarly Publishing"


Robert Shirrell,
Journals Manager, The University of Chicago Press

  "Economics of Electronic Publishing: Cost Issues"


Hal Varian,
Dean, School of Information, Management and Systems,
University of California at Berkeley

  "The Future of Electronic Journals"


Karen Hunter,
Senior Vice President, Elsevier Science

  "The Effect of Price: Early Observations"


Andrew M. Odlyzko,
Head, Mathematics and Cryptography Research Department,
AT&T Research

  "The Economics of Electronic Journals"


Thomas A. Finholt,
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Collaboratory for
Research on Electronic Work, University of Michigan

  "Analysis of JSTOR: The Impact on Scholarly Practice
   of Access to On-Line Journal Archives"


Richard  Hamilton,
Paul Shorey Professor of Greek, Bryn Mawr College

  "Patterns of Use for the Bryn Mawr Reviews"


Michael E. Lesk,
Division Manager, Computer Science Research, Bellcore

  "Digital Libraries: A Unifying or Distributing Force"


Carol A. Mandel,
Deputy University Librarian, Columbia University

Mary C. Summerfield,
Coordinator, Online Books Project, Columbia University
Libraries

  "Online Books at Columbia: Measurement and Early
   Results on Use, Satisfaction and Effect"

Peter Lyman,
University Librarian, University of California at
Berkeley

  "Digital Documents  and the Future of the Academic
   Community


Susan Hockey,
Department of English, University of Alberta

  "Making Technology Work for Scholarship: Investing in
   the Data"


Brother Eric Hollas, OSB,
Director, Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Saint John=D5s
Library

  "Technical Standards  and Medieval Manuscripts"


Anne R. Kenney,
Associate Director, Department of Preservation, Cornell
University Library

  "Digital Image Quality: From Conversion to
   Presentation and Beyond"


Jane Ginsburg,
Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic
Property Law, Columbia University School of Law

  "The HYPATIA Project (toward ASCAP for Academics)"


Ann S. Okerson,
Associate University Librarian, Yale University

  "The Transition to Electronic Content Licensing: The
   Institutional Context in 1997"


Andrew Lass,
Project Manager, Czech and Slovak Library Information
Network, Mount Holyoke College

  "The Cross Currents of Technology Transfer: The Czech
   and Slovak Library Information Network"


Richard W. Meyer,
Director of Libraries, Elizabeth Coates Maddux Library,
Trinity University

  "Consortial Access Versus Ownership"


Raymond K. Neff,
Vice President for Information Services, Case Western
Reserve University

  "A New Consortial Model for Building Digital
   Libraries"


Scott Bennett,
University Librarian, Yale University

  "Information-Based Productivity"


James J. O'Donnell,
Professor of Classical Studies and Vice Provost
(Interim), Information Systems and Computing, University
of Pennsylvania

  "Cost and Value in Electronic Publishing"


Deanna B. Marcum,
President, Commission on Preservation and Access

  "Summary Remarks"




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For further information please contact:
Richard Ekman (re@mellon.org)
Patricia Brennan (patricia@arl.org)


        The purpose of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is to "aid and
promote such religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational
purposes as may be in the furtherance of the public welfare or tend to
promote the well-doing or well-being of mankind."  Under this broad
charter, the Foundation currently makes grants on a selective basis to
institutions in higher education; in cultural affairs and the performing
arts; in population; in conservation and the environment; and in public
affairs.  For additional information see the home page at:
<http://www.mellon.org/about.html>.

        The Association of Research Libraries is a not-for- profit
membership organization comprising 121 libraries of North American
research institutions.  Its mission is to shape and influence forces
affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly
communication. For more information about ARL and its programs and
services, visit our home page at <http://arl.cni.org>.
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