----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarded from the NINCH list. Judy -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: David Green, INTERNET:[log in to unmask] To: Multiple recipients of list, INTERNET:[log in to unmask] Date: 9/5/97 6:23 PM RE: 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Send any replies to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to others but please do not use the "redirect" command. For information on RRE, including instructions for (un)subscribing, send an empty message to [log in to unmask] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= [I don't have the original header.] 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" ____________________________________________ For further information please contact: Richard Ekman ([log in to unmask]) Patricia Brennan ([log in to unmask]) 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>.