Possible Boycott of Nature Publishing Group Journals

To: UCSC Faculty

From: Ginny Steel, University Librarian

I am writing to alert you to the possibility of a systemwide boycott of Nature Publishing Group journals by UC faculty. A letter outlining UC's situation regarding NPG is posted on the UCSC Library website at:

http://library.ucsc.edu/sites/default/files/Nature_Faculty_Letter.pdf

We urge you to read this important update, which has been jointly prepared by the University Libraries and the University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication. Please contact me directly with your comments and concerns.