ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1987, brings together from a variety of sources analysis on the major issues involved in the collection of scientific journals. Working from the premise that scientists tend to know much more about their subject than about their journals, it examines the rationale for journal choices, journals and tenure, journals and budgeting, and the elements of a good journal. It shows librarians how to penetrate the internal structure of some imposing technical literatures in a way that can help them make responsible collection management decisions that even their science clientele will respect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Theme One|2 pages
The Life-Long Affair: Scientific Careers and Science Journals
part Theme Two|1 pages
The Role of Language and Cultural Forces in Shaping Journals and Their Users
part Theme Three|1 pages
What Journals Tell Us About the Fields They Cover
part Theme Four|2 pages
Perennial Discussions Involving Journals