An Economic Perspective on E-Publishing in Academia

EDITOR'S NOTE: This paper was given at the Scholarly Communication and Technology conference organized by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at Emory University, April 24-25, 1997. Although JEP has explored, and will again explore, economic issues in online publishing, we didn't want to wait to share Malcolm's fine insights. He writes about the sometimes competing and sometimes overlapping needs of publishers, scholars, and libraries, using good examples and drawing solid conclusions.—J.A.T.