ABSTRACT
The “anomalous picture” described in an important paper (Harnad, “For Whom”) is a fine example of the critical point in which scholarly communication lies.
The ever increasing journal prices, perceptions of inadequacies in the journal system, along with a consistent reduction in library resources and the advent of new technologies, thus creating new opportunities, have all contributed to a ferment of innovative ideas and projects for enhancing or replacing the present scholarly communication system.
