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"Sustainability in the Scholarly Information Market Place: the Search for Digital Library Business Models."

Hosted by Macquarie University Library, Sponsored by Elsevier Science
Tuesday, May 2nd 2000
National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

Programme Outline

09.15 - 09.30
Welcome and Background Briefing Paper:
The Transition from Print to Electronic Journals: A Case Study.
Mr. Neil McLean, University Librarian, Macquarie University Library,

09.30 - 10.30
Scholarly Communication in the Third Millenium: Making Sense of Economic, Technological and Management Challenges.

Mr. John Cox, John Cox & Associates, U.K.

11.00 - 11.45
Pricing for the Future: The Elsevier Science Perspective.
Mr. Neil Posner, Vice President of Pricing, Elsevier Science.

11.45.- 12.30
The Economics of Scholarly Communication : A Progress Report on the Coalition for Innovation in Scholarly Communication Commissioned Study.

Professor John Houghton, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne.

14.00 - 15.00
Further Thoughts on Pricing and Paying in the Electronic Environment.
Mr. Philip Kent, Assistant General Manager, Information Management, CSIRO.

15.00 - 16.00
Building Sustainable Solutions: The Library Viewpoint.
Mr. Neil McLean, University Librarian, Macquarie University Library.

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