Icolc aaas-jstor-resolution
- 1. INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF LIBRARY CONSORTIA (ICOLC) Statement Concerning the Decision by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to Discontinue its Relationship with JSTOR October 30, 2007 With the endorsement of 75 consortia from around the world (see list page 2), this document reflects the ICOLC’s position concerning the recent decision by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to discontinue its participation in JSTOR. The ICOLC strongly objects to the recent decision by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to discontinue its participation in JSTOR, including withholding future issues of its premier publication, Science, from the JSTOR archive and prohibiting JSTOR from making issues of Science currently held in the archive available to new JSTOR participants. JSTOR has been a singular success in meeting the needs of students, scholars, librarians, and publishers. JSTOR offers a robust platform for cross-disciplinary discovery and integration of content that extends the multi-disciplinary reach of Science to students and faculty, including those in non-scientific disciplines. In addition, JSTOR offers to publishers a moving wall policy that protects their ability to obtain current subscription revenue to support ongoing publication. Science is an outstanding source of high-quality, vetted information covering all areas of science, the inclusion of which enhances the value, breadth, and quality of the JSTOR archive. The decision to discontinue participation in JSTOR is in conflict with AAAS’ mission, as a non-profit, membership-based organization, of advancing science and serving society. Withholding future issues of Science from JSTOR, and prohibiting JSTOR from making previously archived Science content available to future JSTOR participants, is an action which diminishes the value and contribution of both AAAS and JSTOR to the international community of researchers, the academy, and society. The undersigned members of the International Coalition of Library Consortia express to AAAS their strong disapproval of the decision to discontinue participation of Science in JSTOR, and emphatically urge AAAS to reconsider its decision in light of the damage such action would bring to the mission and purpose of AAAS. Adopters of This Statement This statement is adopted in principle by member representatives of the "International Coalition of Library Consortia" (ICOLC) whose consortia are listed below. As of December 10, 2007 1
- 2. 1 ABM-utvikling (The Norwegian Archive. Library and Museum Norway Authority) 2 ALI (Academic Libraries of Indiana) USA 3 ALICE (Adventist Library Information Cooperative) USA 4 AMICAL (American International Consortium of Academic International Libraries) 5 Amigos Library Services USA 6 Arizona Universities Library Consortium (AULC) USA 7 ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) USA 8 Bayern-Konsortium Germany 9 Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) USA 10 BIBSAM Sweden 11 Boston Library Consortium, Inc. USA 12 Califa Library Group USA 13 California Digital Library (CDL) USA 14 CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) USA 15 CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) Australia 16 CBUC-Consorci de Biblioteques Universitàries de Catalunya / Spain Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia 17 College Center for Library Automation USA 18 Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries USA 19 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) USA 20 CONCERT - CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan Taiwan 21 Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Canada Québec(Conference of Rectors and Principals of Universities of Quebec) - CREPUQ 22 Connect New York (CNY) USA 23 Consortium of Dutch University Libraries and the National Library Netherlands (UKB) 24 Consortium of Slovenian Electronic Collections Slovenia 25 CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians) New Zealand 26 Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC) USA 27 Coordinamento Interuniversitario Basi dati & Editoria in Rete Italy (CIBER) 28 COPPUL (Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries) Canada 29 Council of Atlantic University Libraries Canada 30 COUPERIN (Consortium universitaire des publications France numériques) 31 CSU-SEIR, The California State University – Systemwide USA Electronic Information Resources 32 Denmarks Electronic Research Library, DEFF Denmark 33 FinELib Finland 34 Florida Center for Library Automation USA 35 Friedrich-Althoff-Konsortium (FAK) Germany 2
- 3. 36 GALILEO USA 37 Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) USA 38 HEAL-Link (HELLENIC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES Link) Greece 39 Lebanese Academic Library Consortium (LALC) Lebanon 40 Lithuanian Research Library Consortium Lithuania 41 LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network USA 42 Maine InfoNet USA 43 Michigan Library Consortium USA 44 MINITEX Library Information Network USA 45 Missouri Library Network Corporation (MLNC) USA 46 MOBIUS Consortium (Missouri) USA 47 NEICON Russia 48 NELINET USA 49 NELLCO USA 50 NERL (NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium) USA 51 Network of Alabama Academic Libraries USA 52 Nevada Academic Library Consortium USA 53 Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN) USA 54 Nylink USA 55 OhioLINK (Ohio Library and Information Network) USA 56 OHIONET USA 57 Ontario Council of University Libraries Canada 58 Orbis Cascade Alliance USA 59 PALINET USA 60 PALNI (Private Academic Library Network of Indiana) USA 61 PASCAL (Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries) USA 62 Pennsylvania Academic Library Consorium, Inc. (PALCI) USA 63 Pioneer, Utah's Online Library USA 64 Poznan Foundation of Scientific Libraries Poland 65 SCELC, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium USA 66 SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) UK 67 SOLINET USA 68 Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) USA 69 Tri-College Library Consortium USA 70 UALC, the Utah Academic Library Consortium USA 71 University of Missouri Library System USA 72 University of Texas System Digital Library USA 73 Virtual Academic Library Environment of New Jersey (VALE) USA 74 VIVA (The Virtual Library of Virginia) USA 75 Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) USA 3
- 4. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT: Ivy Anderson, Director, Collections, California Digital Library, University of California, Office of the President, (510) 987-0334, ivy.anderson@ucop.edu Ann Okerson, NERL Coordinator, NERL, 203-432-1764, ann.okerson@yale.edu Diane Costello, Executive Officer, CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians), +61 2 6125 2990, diane.costello@caul.edu.au About the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has been in existence since 1996. The Coalition is an international, informal group currently comprising approximately 200 library consortia in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. The member consortia serve all types and sizes of libraries. ICOLC facilitates discussion among consortia on issues of common interest, and conducts one meeting per year in North America and one meeting per year in Europe. The organization is dedicated to keeping its members informed about electronic information resources, pricing practices of electronic publishers and vendors, and other issues of importance to consortium directors and governing boards. The Coalition also meets with the information provider community to discuss product offerings and issues of mutual concern. More information about ICOLC can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia or contact Tom Sanville, Executive Director, OhioLINK, Suite 300, 2455 North Star Road, Columbus, OH 43221, Phone: 614-728-3600, ext. 322; tom@ohiolink.edu 4