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Peer reviewedKingma, Bruce R.; Eppard, Philip B. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Analyzes the problem of journal price escalation as one of equilibrium between two market segments--the library market and the market for individual subscriptions. Argues that high quality photocopying has encouraged individuals to rely on library subscriptions and proposes that the socially responsible solution is to increase photocopy costs and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consumer Economics, Higher Education, Library Expenditures
