Table Of Contents v4n04 (1993) URL: ftp://ftp.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/pacsr/pr-v4n04-contents + Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Public-Access Computer Systems Review Volume 4, Number 4 (1993) ISSN 1048-6542 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To retrieve an article file as an e-mail message, send the GET command given after the article information to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet). To retrieve the article as a file, omit "F=MAIL" from the end of the GET command. CONTENTS COMMUNICATIONS Model University Policy Regarding Faculty Publication in Scientific and Technical Scholarly Journals: A Background Paper and Review of the Issues By TRLN Copyright Policy Task Force (pp. 4-25) To retrieve this file: GET TRLN PRV4N4 F=MAIL The basic problem with the current scholarly journal system is the incompatibility between the non-economic goals of academic researchers and the largely economic goals of commercial and even some not-for-profit publishers. When authors of scholarly journal articles assign their copyright to commercial publishers, they also give away the ability to control the conditions under which their research results are disseminated. This paper discusses the current system's problems and shares a vision for a more positive future. It includes a model copyright policy that would keep the ownership and control of scholarly information in the hands of research scholars and their institutions, thus ensuring that their publications can be widely distributed electronically at the lowest possible costs. COLUMNS Public-Access Provocations: An Informal Column Trust Us By Walt Crawford (pp. 26-28) To retrieve this file: GET CRAWFORD PRV4N4 F=MAIL + Page 2 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Public-Access Computer Systems Review ----------------------------------------------------------------- Editor-in-Chief Charles W. Bailey, Jr. University Libraries University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-2091 (713) 743-9804 LIB3@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LIB3@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) Associate Editors Columns: Leslie Pearse, OCLC Communications: Dana Rooks, University of Houston Reviews: Roy Tennant, University of California, Berkeley Editorial Board Ralph Alberico, University of Texas, Austin George H. Brett II, Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval Steve Cisler, Apple Computer, Inc. Walt Crawford, Research Libraries Group Lorcan Dempsey, University of Bath Nancy Evans, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Charles Hildreth, University of Washington Ronald Larsen, University of Maryland Clifford Lynch, Division of Library Automation, University of California David R. McDonald, Tufts University R. Bruce Miller, University of California, San Diego Paul Evan Peters, Coalition for Networked Information Mike Ridley, University of Waterloo Peggy Seiden, Skidmore College Peter Stone, University of Sussex John E. Ulmschneider, North Carolina State University Technical Support Tahereh Jafari, University of Houston + Page 3 + Publication Information Published on an irregular basis by the University Libraries, University of Houston. Technical support is provided by the Information Technology Division, University of Houston. Circulation: 7,386 subscribers in 56 countries (PACS-L) and 1,981 subscribers in 50 countries (PACS-P). Back issues are available from LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet). To retrieve a cumulative index to the journal, send the following e-mail message to the LISTSERV: GET INDEX PR F=MAIL. The first two volumes of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review are also available in book form from the American Library Association's Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). Volume three is forthcoming. The price of each volume is $17 for LITA members and $20 for non-LITA members. To order, contact: ALA Publishing Services, Order Department, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2729, (800) 545-2433. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Public-Access Computer Systems Review is an electronic journal that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer networks. There is no subscription fee. 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