[BOAI] UMass Amherst Libraries Lend Support to arXiv

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Leslie Schaler.  --Peter Suber.]


 *NEWS RELEASE:* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

*DATE: *10/12/10**



*CONTACT: * LESLIE SCHALER, COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR, (413) 545-0162





*UMASS AMHERST LIBRARIES LEND SUPPORT TO arXiv*



*Amherst, MA – *The* *University of Massachusetts ranks 159th among the top
200 users of arXiv.  Pronounced “archive,” arXiv is a highly automated
electronic archive and distribution server that provides open access to over
630,000 electronic preprints of scientific papers in the fields of physics,
mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, and quantitative
finance and statistics.  Initiated and managed* *by scientists, for
scientists, arXiv has set and maintained a new standard for innovative, open
access scholarly communications and, by so doing, effectively challenged the
publishing environment’s status quo for nearly 20 years.



This fall, the UMass Amherst Libraries contributed $2,880 for the ongoing
support of arXiv to help ensure that it remains a viable distribution
service for the millions of scholars who depend on it.



When arXiv moved to Cornell University from the Los Alamos National
Laboratory Research Library in 2001, the Cornell University Library provided
the bulk of arXiv’s $400,000 annual operating budget.  As with most academic
libraries, Cornell University Library is facing significant budget cuts and
is looking for ways to share the cost of this community resource.  Since the
top 200 heaviest user institutions account for about 75% of institutionally
identifiable downloads, Cornell is asking for voluntary support in the form
of an optional fee based on annual use.



UMass Amherst Libraries is participating in this voluntary program to
support this valuable resource that is heavily used by UMass Amherst
faculty, researchers, and students.  In this way, UMass Amherst Libraries is
supporting the important concept of open access to scholarly information and
helping to assure that all submitters and users continue to have free access
to arXiv.



 For more information, contact Scott Stangroom (stangroom at library.umass.edu,
413-545-6724) or visit: http://arxiv.org/ or
http://arxiv.org/help/support/faq.





Leslie Schaler

Communication Program Coordinator
Development and Communication Department
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
154 Hicks Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA  01003
(413) 545-0162
lschaler at library.umass.edu
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