---
title: "'University Publishing in a Digital Age,' in a Digital Age"
date: '2007-08-23T10:39:05-04:00'
permalink: /university-publishing-in-a-digital-age-in-a-digital-age/
tags:
    - mediacommons
    - publishing
---

A while back, I [mentioned](/university-publishing-in-a-digital-age/) the release of the Ithaka report on [University Publishing in a Digital Age](http://www.ithaka.org/strategic-services/university-publishing). Ithaka has now partnered with the [Scholarly Publishing Office](http://spo.umdl.umich.edu/) of the University of Michigan Library and with the [Institute for the Future of the Book](http://www.futureofthebook.org) to post the report online in [CommentPress](http://www.futureofthebook.org/commentpress) (which I also [wrote about](/commentpress/) a while back), making the text open to fine-grained commenting and discussion. Ithaka and the SPO are serious about seeking comment on the report; reactions and responses to this document may have a profound effect on shaping the future of academic discourse. Please stop by, read, and leave your thoughts and concerns for discussion.

(I’ll also take this opportunity to re-plug my paper on role of the social network in digital publishing, which focuses in part of CommentPress, which is also [available for commenting](http://new.plannedobsolescence.net) in CommentPress. I’m beginning revisions on the piece, so your thoughts would be much appreciated.)

\[Edited to add: Somehow I managed to let this post sit there for days without realizing that I hadn’t actually linked to the [CommentPress version of the report](http://scholarlypublishing.org/ithakareport/). Sheesh.\]