Schwartz quotation

["Joseph J. Esposito" <espositoj@gmail.com>]

I found the following remark to be surprising:

"Price inflation at academic journals is the central dilemma of the 
scholarly communication crisis . . . ."

Without for a moment minimizing the problems with pricing of materials and 
budgetary constraints, I would have thought that the crisis (Is that the 
right characterization?) reaches both deeper and wider.  There is 
redundancy in collections, difficulties in launching new publications, 
expensive and inefficient administrative systems, lack of integration of 
formally published content with other information resources, the "double 
duty" of publications as both communications and certification for 
academic professionals, etc., etc., etc.  This list goes on and on and to 
put any single item at the center, however important it may, strikes me as 
odd--and even escapist!

Joe Esposito