GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information (Sep 2005)
German, Austrian and Swiss Consortia Organisation (GASCO) - Konsortien und das wissenschaftliche Publikationswesen : 10 Fragen von Bruno Bauer an Werner Reinhardt, Direktor der Universitätsbibliothek Siegen und Vorsitzender der GASCO / German, Austrian and Swiss Consortia Organisation (GASCO) - Consortia and the Scientific Publication System : Ten Questions posed by Bruno Bauer to Werner Reinhardt, Director of the University Library, Siegen, and Chairman of GASCO
Abstract
The German, Austrian and Swiss Consortia Organisation (GASCO) functions as a supra-regional forum for consortia in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The current interview with Werner Reinhardt, since the constituent meeting at the Bavarian State Library in January 2000, Chairman of GASCO, informs about the objectives of GASCO, about its members and the licenced products. Topics such as usage evaluation and the key of payment, the difficulty of the “Big Deal”, as well as the question of archival storage, are under discussion. Mentioned are aspects as the actual development of the scientific publication systems, especially Open Access, and the the future of libraries and consortia.
