“Open access + digital publishing will help get us to a sustainable world…”
"Scholarly publishing's role in the world must be de-linked from print publication. The print book must become the exception, not the rule, as soon as possible."
Michael Jensen, the Director of Strategic Web Communications for the Office of Communications of the National Academies and National Academies Press gave an inspiring speech at the recent AAUP (American Association of University Presses) annual meeting. He makes some important connections between "a) the survival of scholarly publishing, and b) the survival of civilization." Environmental, rather than simply economic, concerns lie at the heart of his call.
Text of the speech available here. Via if:book
