Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:41:57 +0530
From: Subbiah Arunachalam
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_an
d_Reports/Principles_and_Strategies_for_the_Reform_of_Scholarly_Communicati
on.htm
It will also be published in the September issue of College and Research
Library News.
