The University as Publisher: Summary of a Meeting Held at UC Berkeley on November 1, 2007.

Information about several papers discussed at a meeting convened by the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) in Berkeley, California, on November 1, 2007 is presented. The goal of the meeting was to explore various aspects of scholarly publishing. Discussions at the event included the importance of distinguishing between informal dissemination and formal publishing, and the challenges posed by both to the university community. Budgetary and academic freedom concerns were also explored.