ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1990, examines the relationships between scientists, publishers and journals. It focuses on managing acquisitions budgets, and helps substantiate journals selection/deselection decisions to library users and administrators.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Theme One|50 pages
Knowing Success Stories When We See Them, and Realizing We Can Use Them to Our Advantage
part Theme Two|108 pages
What Do Shifts in World Science and World Publishing Mean for U.S. Librarians?
chapter |22 pages
How Vulnerable Is the European For-Profit Sector Within U.S. Science Journal Collections?
Comparing Its Staying Power with that of the American For-Profit Sector in an Incremental Cancellations Trial, with Special Attention to the Subspecialty Journals of Both Sectors
part Theme Three|40 pages
Technology and Competition are Improving Today’s Science Journal
