Scholarly Communication and Public Policies: The Experience of the Association of Research Libraries.

As members of the Association of Research Libraries support the research and scholarship being conducted at their institution, they rely on their association to shape and influence public policies on their behalf. While some of the policy issues have remained the same over the years, the changes in technology that are resulting in new forms of scholarship and the increasingly complex and interconnected environment create new opportunities and challenges for policy development. This article describes some of the important policy issues for scholarly communication and highlights current activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]