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How much does the library pay for journals?

A boycott of Elsevier journals has been growing to show opposition to their support of the Research Works Act and their 36% profits (see Research Bought, Then Paid For – an Op-Ed in the New York Times, Elsevier boycott gains momentum, Elsevier responds to the boycott, and “Of goats and headaches”–The Economist on journal publishingContinue reading “How much does the library pay for journals?”

New UI journal: Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Iowa would like to announce the inaugural issue of Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a new journal. The journal is peer-reviewed, and with the goal of becoming listed in PubMed.  Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology will be published as an online journal quarterly and isContinue reading “New UI journal: Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology”

Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences

Editor’s Note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. William Sivitz, Professor of Internal Medicine I recently published an article in PlosOne (Mitochondrial Targeted Coenzyme Q, Superoxide, and Fuel Selectivity in Endothelial Cells by Brian D.Continue reading “Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences”

Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access?

Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. Christopher Squier, Professor, College of Dentistry and Christine White, Librarian, College of Dentistry Traditionally, the cost of publishing articles in print journals has been borne (apart fromContinue reading “Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access?”

“Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet”

Did you know that access to some scholarly journals can cost as much as buying a new car…every year? That is a price that UI Libraries cannot afford, but it is a research tool that YOU can’t afford to work without. So what do we do? Open Access: it means more readers, more recognition andContinue reading ““Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet””

Hardin 2009 Journal Cancellations: announcement and request for feedback

Due to changes in the Hardin  library’s collection development funding, we must reduce our budget by an estimated $170,000. Here is a proposed list of journals to be cancelled for 2010 by the Hardin Library. The list is in Excel and can be sorted by title, cost, index, etc. Any requests to keep a titleContinue reading “Hardin 2009 Journal Cancellations: announcement and request for feedback”