Re: Indirectly related to the Texaco decision

On Tue, 29 Nov 1994, Eugene Volokh wrote:
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> I've recently read a paper that argues that paper research
> journals are not long for this world. It seems rather well-reasoned
> and provides some good examples.
>
> Only tangentially related to copyright, I realize; but the Texaco
> decision might soon become a good deal less significant (at least in
> terms of total dollar amount) for the research journals which bred
> it, as the cost of journals falls.
>
> -- Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law
> <volokh[_at_]law.ucla.edu>

     Interesting point and question. The future of the scholarly research journal clearly is tied to developing technology and the ability to deliver individual articles to users rather than publish entire journal issues.

     Another point worth examining is whether universities directly or through their university presses may start publishing via electronic networks scholarly articles produced by their faculty. Traditional publishers argue that they provide valuable services such as peer reviewing, editorial work, and the like. An interesting argument, but the publishers themselves don't do the peer reviewing, other scholars do. Publishers just facilitate getting it done.

     Is it possible that peer reviewing will be done by the world as articles are made available over the internet?

     Lolly Gasaway
     Dir. of the Law Library & Prof. of Law
     University of North Carolina
     <unclng[_at_]email.unc.edu>

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> Subject: The latest revision of "Tragic loss or good riddance ..."
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> The latest revision of my essay, "Tragic loss or good riddance?
> The impending demise of traditional scholarly journals" is now
> available. As before, this revision consists of a condensed
> version, which is to appear in the Notices Amer. Math. Soc., Jan.
> 1995, and the full version, which is to be published in Intern. J.
> Human-Computer Studies (formerly Intern. J. Man-Machine Studies)
> and reprinted in "Electronic Publishing Confronts Academia: The
> Agenda for the Year 2000," Robin P. Peek and Gregory B. Newby, eds.,
> MIT Press/ASIS monograph, MIT Press, 1995.
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> I am very grateful to the many correspondents whose corrections and
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Received on Wed Nov 30 1994 - 14:39:55 GMT