Cornell University (24 Aug 2006)
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Cornell Faculty Senate resolution on scholarly publishing, passed 11 May 2005
(also at http://www.library.cornell.edu/scholarlycomm/resolution.html)
Resolution from the University Faculty Library Board Concerning Scholarly
Publishing
WHEREAS Cornell�s longstanding commitment to the free and open publication,
presentation and discussion of research advances the interests of the
scholarly community, the faculty individually, and the public, and
WHEREAS certain publishers of scholarly journals continually raise their
prices far above the level that could be reasonably justified by their costs,
and
WHEREAS the activities of these publishers directly depend upon the continued
participation of faculty at Cornell and similar institutions acting as
editors, reviewers, and authors, and
WHEREAS a lasting solution to this problem requires not only interim measures
but also a long range plan, and
WHEREAS publication in open access journals and repositories is an
increasingly effective option for scholarly communication,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
The Senate calls upon all faculty to become familiar with the pricing policies
of journals in their specialty.1
The Senate strongly urges tenured faculty to cease supporting publishers who
engage in exorbitant pricing, by not submitting papers to, or refereeing for,
the journals sold by those publishers, and by resigning from their editorial
boards if more reasonable pricing policies are not forthcoming.2
Reaffirming and broadening the proposals discussed during its meeting of
December 17, 2003, the Senate strongly urges the University Library to
negotiate vigorously with publishers who engage in exorbitant pricing and to
reduce serial acquisitions from these publishers based on a reasonable measure
of those subscriptions
Contributed by John, (Cornell University Library. Coordinator of Collection Development)
| MANDATE TYPE: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| REPOSITORY URL(s): | http://dspace.library.cornell.edu |
| Depositing User: | Tim Brody |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2006 18:38 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2011 15:02 |
| URI: | http://roarmap.eprints.org/id/eprint/30 |
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