00:00 Introduction
01:30 Baker begins speaking
02:00 Discussion of the future of printed publications
04:00 Discussion of the future of journals, material which will be printed
05:00 Discussion of the probable increase in prices of printed materials
06:00 Discussion of the economics of printed publications
07:00 Discussion of the interaction between number of students and amount of printed publications
08:00 Discussion of the relationship between academics and printed publications; discussion of funding for libraries
10:00 Discussion of the Canada Council for the Study of Humanities
11:00 Discussion of American and British studies into publications
12:00 Discussion of problems in publishing identified by the Council; salvage editing
14:00 Discussion of differences between Anglophone and Francophone publications
15:30 Discussion of perceptions of "over-editing" among Canadian publications
16:30 Discussion of DIY publications
18:00 Discussion of the longevity of print publications
19:30 Discussion of publications preoccupations with reputation
22:30 Discussion of the quality of Canadian publications
25:00 Discussion of the selection process for what is published
27:30 Discussion of potential alterations to the selection process for publications
29:00 Discussion of centralisation of Canadian publications
31:00 Discussion of low quality manuscripts submitted to journals
32:30 Discussion of shadow literature/DIY literature
33:30 Discussion of the amount of time editing submitted material to journals
35:30 Discussion of the lack of qualified personnel in publishing
36:30 Discussion of perennial vs temporal publications
38:30 Discussion of the need for professionalism in selection material for publication
41:00 Discussion of the difference between discussing changes to be made and actually implementing them
43:30 Discussion of the role of editors in publishing material
44:30 Further discussion of the future of printed publications
45:30 Discussion of publish or perish syndrome
47:30 Discussion of academics involved in publishing
49:30 End of Baker's talk; beginning of question period; question regarding scholars going on radio or television
53:30 Question regarding move away from single book and anthology publishing in American history
55:30 Question regarding offsetting the cost of printing with computer facilities
59:00 Question regarding camera-ready copies
01:02:00 Question regarding the cost of editing material
01:04:00 Question regarding the per-page-charge method of American journals
01:06:30 Question regarding the Council study, publication date
01:10:30 Question regarding the production cost of scientific journals
01:12:30 Comment regarding the cost of publishing vs editing for scientific journals
01:14:30 Question regarding publishing in the Atlantic region
01:19:00 Question regarding the movement of publishers in the Atlantic region into textbooks
01:21:30 Question regarding the cost of marketing
01:29:30 Question regarding the decline in the number of journals, what will be the future of print publications
01:31:30 Comment regarding the number of scientific papers published
01:36:30 Question regarding the technical quality of publications in Canada
01:38:00 End of seminar
