Author: Lisa Weber
Ithaka Survey: Increased Roles for Universities
An Ithaka survey published on July 26, 2007 recommends increased roles for universities in publishing their own research outputs and participating in community-wide publishing systems.
Letter to the UC Chancellors: Formal Review of UC Open Access Policy
University of California Provost and Executive Vice President Wyatt Hume has sent a letter to UC Chancellors (PDF) asking for a formal review of a proposed UC Open Access Policy. Campus and Academic Senate comments are due to Provost Hume by May.
Promise of Value-based Journal Prices and Negotiation
Promise of Value-based Journal Prices and Negotiation: A UC Report and View Forward (PDF)
The UC libraries released a report describing their work on "value-based" prices for scholarly journals. Authored by a task force of the ten-campus library system's Collection Development Committee, the value-based pricing report reflects the UC libraries' collective strategic priority to advance scholarly communication systems that are economically balanced and sustainable. The report details UC's rationale for value-based journal prices and provides models of prices for scholarly materials that are reasonable, transparent, and based upon the value of the material to the academic mission of the University of California.
Press Release (PDF)