The Crisis in Scholarly Communication Laura L. Leavitt, Librarian SLIR Faculty Meeting September 11, 2009

What Crisis? Rising costs of journals = NOT sustainable More restrictions on interlibrary loan Restrictions on using electronic materials in class (coursepacks and e-reserves)

Rising costs of journals = NOT sustainable

More restrictions on interlibrary loan

Restrictions on using electronic materials in class (coursepacks and e-reserves)

Implications include … Less and less access to published literature Fewer researchers at other institutions will be able to access your published work You may be restricted in using and promoting your own scholarship!!

Less and less access to published literature

Fewer researchers at other institutions will be able to access your published work

You may be restricted in using and promoting your own scholarship!!

Solutions Include: Retain copyright and control of your scholarship Reconsider role(s) with (restrictive) publishers of unreasonably expensive journals Participate in campus discussions Talk to your librarian!

Retain copyright and control of your scholarship

Reconsider role(s) with (restrictive) publishers of unreasonably expensive journals

Participate in campus discussions

Talk to your librarian!

Additional Information MSU Library webpage http://www2.lib.msu.edu/features/crisis

MSU Library webpage http://www2.lib.msu.edu/features/crisis