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crln-22625	Joseph, Heather; Alexander, Adrian W.	SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION: Two years after the launch: An update on the BioOne electronic publishing initiative	2003	4	.pdf	application/pdf	3039	109	55	he G reater W estern Library Allianc a consortium o f 30 research libraries in the w estern h alf o f the United States.6 Tw o years before the launch, these or­ ganizations saw an opportunity to address two critical need s in the scholarly com m u­ nication process: an academ y-based alter­ native for the electronic publishing o f jou r­ nals by scholarly societies that lacked the financial and tech nical resources to b eco m e electro n ic pu blishers, and the continuing n eed for academ ic libraries to acquire high- quality scientific literature at a m ore rea­ son able cost. In 2002, the average journal received just over $8,500 in revenue from sales through the BioOne database, which was equiva­ lent to 52 subscriptions o f the print version o f the average BioOne journal.	cache/crln-22625.pdf	txt/crln-22625.txt