PROCON: Action Report from ALA Midwinter 1/21/06
Challenge 2 PROCON: Action Report
Stephen Bosch (Arizona)
The group decided that it is unreasonable to expect that all materials will be issued in digital form by 2008. Because most commercial journal publishers are already issuing their content electronically, these materials need not be considered in this challenge. The more problematic areas are the professional and small scholarly societies, and monographs. They will need assistance. Are there standards and technical infrastructure in place that these groups can learn from and coalesce with? Groups such as NISO and SPARC may be called upon to assist with standards. Also, libraries need to continue to push publishers to provide digital content and provide dollars to support worthy endeavors.