Report Cites Rough Patches in Scholarly Presses' Transition to Online Access

Annual reports aren't exactly beach reading, but for anyone interested in the current condition of scholarly communication, the just-published 2007 report of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — particularly the essay on "Scholarly Publishing Initiatives" by Donald J. Waters and Joseph S. Meisel — is a page turner.

The foundation's deep pockets and commitment to humanistic research give Mellon a unique role in the university-press world. It's part fairy godmother,

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