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Date: December 23, 2003 10:50 am
From: Gracemary Smulewitz (Rutgers) <smulewi_at_rci.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Mid-Winter Meeting Announcement
RESEARCH JOURNALS: THE PRICE WE PAY
Discussion hosted by the ALCTS/SS Research Libraries Discussion Group
Many research institutions are having tremendous difficulty balancing
the cost of research journals
published in multiple mediums. Some institutions have taken drastic
actions, including boycotts and
vast subscription cancellation projects. What are some of the issues
that libraries are grappling with?
The ALCTS/SS Research Libraries Discussion Group is hosting an informal
discussion on
"Research Journals: The Price We Pay". A few points to be addressed are:
* Ease of Access
* Permanence of collection
* Usage by affiliated and non-affiliated patrons
* Cost, Cost, Cost!
* The impact of Humanities/Social Sciences and Science issues
* Consensus within the institution and how to get institutional
support?
* Who makes the decisions and in what time frame?
* Experiences of libraries which have dramatically changed their
practices (what can they tell us so far?)
Please join us on Saturday, January 10th, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the
U.S. Grant, Georgian
Room to explore this issue.
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Gracemary Smulewitz
Assistant Head
New Brunswick Libraries
Access/Collection Services
Rutgers University
Email: smulewi_at_rci.rutgers.edu
Phone: 732-932-7388 ext 161
Fax: 732-932-8141
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