August 28, 2003
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ACRL Issues Scholarly Communications Principles and Strategies
The Association of College and Research Libraries has issued its "Principles and Strategies for the Reform of Scholarly Communication." The document, which was prepared by the ACRL Scholarly Communications Committee and approved by the ACRL Board at the ALA annual conference in Toronto, is the foundation statement for the ACRL scholarly communications initiative.
The document contains a brief definition of the existing system of scholarly communication, an overview of the scholarly communication crisis, and an enumeration of general principles and specific strategies that ACRL supports in working for reform of the system of scholarly communication.
The document is accessible online at:
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ACRL/Publications/White_Papers_and_Reports/Principles_and_Strategies_for_the_Reform_of_Scholarly_Communication.htm
It will also be published in the September issue of College and Research Library News.
Comments and questions may be addressed to Ray English, Chair of the ACRL Scholarly Communications Committee ( ray.english@oberlin.edu ) or Sue Martin, ACRL Visiting Program Officer for Scholarly Communication ( martin@skmassociates.net ).
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