Background:  Like other information-good markets, the market for academic journals has experienced substantial change during the past decade.  New technologies (digitization and the internet) affect the way journals are priced and distributed, and how content is evaluated.    

The workshop will bring together eminent scholars from economics and information science to discuss their research and perspectives on developments in these and related markets.  Through paper presentations, panel discussions, keynote speeches, and informal conversations, participants will discuss current empirical and theoretical research on scholarly communication and related areas of inquiry.  The participant list will include but will not be limited to researchers with expertise in scholarly communication; the list will also include researchers in broader areas including media markets, internet technology, patents, etc. 

The intimate scale of the workshop (25-30 participants) will help facilitate discussion as will the splendid conference facilities and other amenities. 

Organizers: 

Mark McCabe, School of Information and Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Christopher Snyder, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College

Roger Schonfeld, Research Manager, Ithaka Harbors 

Dates and times:  September 11-12, 2008.  Starting at noon on Thursday September 11 through dinner on Friday September 12.  

Location: On the campus of the University of Michigan in the historic Rackham Building Conference Center.  Photos of some of the conference facilities that we will be using are located here.