Statement from the University of California and Nature Publishing =

["Ivy Anderson" <Ivy.Anderson@ucop.edu>]

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The University of California and Nature Publishing Group are=20
today issuing the following joint statement concerning the status=20
of our licensing discussions:

25 August 2010

Representatives from the University of California and Nature=20
Publishing Group met on August 17, 2010 to discuss our=20
organizations' current licensing challenges and the larger issues=20
of scholarly communication sustainability. The discussion was=20
positive, with a full exchange of views and mutual recognition of=20
the value that each of us contributes to the scholarly=20
communication enterprise. Our two organizations have agreed to=20
work together in the coming months to address our mutual short-=20
and long-term challenges, including an exploration of potential=20
new approaches and evolving publishing models. =A0We look forward=20
to a successful planning and experimentation process that results=20
in mutual agreement that serves all stakeholder groups-NPG, the=20
UC libraries, and the scholar community, thus avoiding the need=20
for the boycott that had been discussed at an earlier stage.

We are aware that many in the library, publishing, and academic=20
communities are interested in the outcome of these discussions,=20
and we will provide further updates on our progress as=20
appropriate.

For the University of California:=A0

Laine Farley
Executive Director
California Digital Library
University of California, Office of the President

Ivy Anderson
Director of Collections
California Digital Library
University of California, Office of the President

Brian E. C. Schottlaender
The Audrey Geisel University Librarian
University of California - San Diego
Past Convener, University Librarians Council

Karen Butter
University Librarian and Assistant Vice Chancellor
University of California - San Francisco

Richard A. Schneider
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California - San Francisco
Chair, University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication

Keith R. Yamamoto, PhD
Executive Vice Dean, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco


For Nature Publishing Group:

Della Sar
Marketing and Sales Director
Nature Publishing Group

David Hoole
Director, Intellectual Property Policy and Licensing
Nature Publishing Group

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Ivy Anderson
Director of Collections
California Digital Library
University of California, Office of the President
ivy.anderson@ucop.edu
http://cdlib.org
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