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Session 2003-04 Publications on the internet Science and Technology Committee Publications

Science and Technology - Tenth Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 July 2004. CONTENTS Terms of Reference Summary 1 Introduction 2 Background Terminology Scientific, technical and medical publishing: an overview Why publish? The publishing process Peculiarities of the market A mixed market New developments Digitisation The role of the Government The international context 3 Accessibility of research Patterns of access Researchers and practitioners Teachers and students The public The developing world 4 The cost of journal provision Journal pricing Bundling The impact of bundling on libraries Value for money? Triple payment? Cost of publication VAT Competition issues 5 Intelligent procurement Library funding Purchasing power Libraries The role of the academic 6 Self-archiving: Institutional repositories What is a repository? The current situation Next steps Copyright Costs The UK in the international context Implications Peer review and institutional repositories Networking and standards The impact of repositories on the main players Libraries Publishers 7 Should the author pay? What is the author-pays model? Sustainability and costs: the evidence so far Benefits of the author-pays model Extending access? Practicalities Ability to pay Peer review in an author-pays system Free-riders Impact on learned and professional societies Government action Conclusions on the author-pays publishing model 8 Archives The digital problem Legal deposit 9 Integrity of the publishing process Peer review The Research Assessment Exercise 10 Conclusion Conclusions and recommendations Formal Minutes Witnesses MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TO FOLLOW List of Written Evidence Reports from the Science and Technology Committee since 2001 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 399-II) Monday 1 March 2004 Monday 8 March 2004 Wednesday 21 April 2004 Wednesday 5 May 2004 WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 399-II)

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