October 1, 2004

Many Serious Problems in Scholarly Publishing

To the Editor:

"Presses Seek Fiscal Relief in Subsidies for Authors" (The Chronicle, August 13) described the pressures that scholarly publishers are under in their fight to survive in less-than-ideal economic times. It is true that costs are escalating, and that 90 institutions bear the brunt of those costs, but other issues -- especially the lack of a unified effort to digitize content -- are more significant. ...

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