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Peer reviewedLynden, Frederick C. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1983
Discussion of the need for research on the costs of library materials notes cost studies and price indexes now available, methodology used in preparing cost studies, and opportunities for research on trends of material costs. Twenty-two references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Library Expenditures, Library Materials
Peer reviewedSpigai, Fran – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 1991
Reviews the events and the literature of 1986-90 concerned with the pricing of research and professional materials for libraries. Serials are discussed, including pricing studies and price indexes, publisher's views, and the need for a new paradigm of scholarly publishing; monographs are considered; and electronic publishing is addressed,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Indexes, Electronic Publishing, Librarian Attitudes
