U.S. Research Libraries Search for Ways to Combat Spiraling Subscription Costs of Scholarly Journals.

Turner, Judith Axler

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Publication Date: 1988

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U.S. Research Libraries Search for Ways to Combat Spiraling Subscription Costs of Scholarly Journals.

Turner, Judith Axler

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n39 pA4,6 Jun 8 1988

A study has found that scholarly journal subscriptions have risen over 18 percent in 1986-87, with a few publishers accounting for most of the increase. Some feel publishers are charging as much as the market can bear. Libraries are beginning to share subscriptions and collections more. (MSE)

Descriptors: Costs, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Publishing Industry, Research Libraries, Scholarly Journals, Serials

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Language: English

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