Libraries and the future of scholarly communication
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Changes in the structure of commercial scholarly publishing have led to spiraling subscription prices. This has resulted in a "serials crisis" that has eroded library budgets and threatened the system of scientific communication. Open access represents...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Changes in the structure of commercial scholarly publishing have led to spiraling subscription prices. This has resulted in a "serials crisis" that has eroded library budgets and threatened the system of scientific communication. Open access represents one possible solution, and librarians are working to help make it a reality.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6b6d555dfb54086a61bb8f4ad4743c02022-12-22T03:18:15ZengBMCMolecular Cancer1476-45982006-11-01515810.1186/1476-4598-5-58Libraries and the future of scholarly communicationSperr Edwin V<p>Abstract</p> <p>Changes in the structure of commercial scholarly publishing have led to spiraling subscription prices. This has resulted in a "serials crisis" that has eroded library budgets and threatened the system of scientific communication. Open access represents one possible solution, and librarians are working to help make it a reality.</p>http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/5/1/58 |
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