November 22, 2002
Scholarly Publishers Aim to Woo Librarians Away From Self-Published Research
A group of scholarly publishers will begin a public-relations campaign this month that is intended to improve publishers' image among librarians and academics. The campaign aims, in part, to quash a newfound enthusiasm among some librarians for self-publishing research results online, a practice that lets scholars bypass academic journals that many researchers say are too slow and too costly.
Supporters of the campaign also say that it will be an attempt to mend relations with
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