13 August 2009 -The Future of Scholarly Communication: Evolutionary Steps or Revolutionary Change
David Prosser, Director of SPARC Europe described current developments within the scholarly communications landscape and provided an indicator of possible future directions.
The Internet is having a profound impact on the 300-year-old model of scholarly communication. One of the most powerful new ideas to emerge is open access - the notion that the scholarly research literature should be made available to readers free of charge. This presentation described current developments within the scholarly communications landscape and provided an indicator of possible future directions.
David Prosser was appointed the first director of SPARC Europe in October 2002. Previously, he spent ten years in science, technical, and medical journal publishing for both Oxford University Press and Elsevier Science. He has a PhD in Physics from Leeds University, UK.
SPARC Europe http://www.sparceurope.org/ is an alliance of European research libraries, library organisations and research institutions. Its members represent over 100 leading academic and research institutions in over 14 European countries.