Ms. Glick will make edits to the survey. The survey will be sent to all grant recipients and returned to the Senate Office. Kenneth Elzinga, Robert Davis, and Daniel Hallahan volunteered to serve on this subcommittee. Karin Wittenborg, University Librarian, and Diane Parr Walker, Associate University Librarian for User Services, presented a slide presentation on scholarly publishing and the preservation of Electronic Journals. The main issue is that library costs are increasing rapidly and libraries have to cut back the number of subscriptions.
Electronic journals are equally or more expensive than paper copies.
Some journals are available only in print, some only electronically, and some are available in both forms. After their presentation, there was a discussion and questions and answers. The issues are complex. The Committee will discuss the issue further at the next meeting. Future Academic Affairs Committee meetings were set.