Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Christine L. Borgman, University of California, Los Angeles,

Stephen D. Crocker, Steve Crocker Associates,

Alan J. Demers, Cornell University,

David Ely, NXT Corporation,

Edward A. Fox, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Laura N. Gasaway, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

John P. Glaser, Partners Health Care System,

Morton D. Goldberg, Cowen, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.,

Betsy Humphreys, National Library of Medicine,

Karen Hunter, Elsevier Science, Inc.,

Carole Huxley, New York State Education Department,

Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive,

Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information,

Deanna Marcum, Council on Library and Information Resources,

Charles McClure, Florida State University,

Jerry Mechling, Harvard University,

Candace Morgan, Fort Vancouver Regional Library,

Richard Nolan, Harvard University,

Jan Pedersen, Opengrid Corporation,

Kent A. Smith, National Library of Medicine,

Sarah E. Thomas, Cornell University,

Robert Wedgeworth, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and

Grayson Winterling, Rooney Group International.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Roy Schwitters, University of Texas, Austin, appointed by the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.