The year 2009 will be remembered as one of angst, with the economy dominating news around the world. Few libraries were immune to the extraordinary financial pressures. The library marketplace by year's end was in a weakened position, with prospects of a long recovery at best. Concern persists that even deeper budget cuts will come when federal…

As published critics of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR), the authors propose a new ranking system that focuses more transparently on ranking libraries based on their performance. These annual rankings are intended to contribute to self-evaluation and peer comparison, prompt questions about the statistics and how to improve them,…

In this 24th annual survey, prices for U.S. periodicals and serial services indicate 9.4% and 7.4% increases respectively over 1983 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977, and criteria for inclusion of titles in indexes is explained. (EJS)

Prices for U.S. periodicals and serial services indicate 14.5 and 11.3 percent increases respectively over 1981 subscription rates. Using 1977 as the base year, average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977. Criteria for inclusion of titles in the indexes is explained. (EJS)

Prices for U.S. periodical and serial services reveal 13.3 and 13.2 percent increases respectively over 1980 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1970 and compared against 1967-69, 1977-79, and 1977 indexing bases. (RAA)

The first of two articles provides current information on the pricing practices of periodical publishers. The second provides current pricing information on U.S. serials services. Both articles include tables which break down the data by subject categories and show increases since 1977. (MES)

Presents information on 1992 prices for periodical subscriptions including data on average prices by subject category, price percent increases by subject category, annually since 1983, percentage of titles increasing in price by subject category, average prices by Library of Congress Classification Codes, and price increases indexed to the 1977…

Presents the following data by subject category on 1990 prices of periodical subscriptions: (1) average price; (2) percent increases; (3) percent increase since 1981; (4) percentage of titles increasing; (5) average price by Library of Congress classification; and (6) increases since 1977. Comparisons with the Consumer Price Index and data on…

In this 26th annual survey, prices for U.S. periodicals indicate an 8.9% increase over the 1985 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977, and the addition of the Soviet Translations category and the expansion of the index tables are explained. (EJS)

This 1992 price index for serial services presents data on the number of titles, average price, percent of price change, and price indexed to 1977 for the following areas: business; general and humanities; law; science and technology; social sciences; U.S. documents; and H.W. Wilson services. (MES)

Describes the purpose, scope, and methodology of an annual survey of periodicals prices and reports results of 1987 study. Tables present data on subject categories in various rank orders, average of average annual percentages of increase since 1978, and prices compared to the Consumer Price Index. (EM)

Presents results of price survey of periodicals published in the United States and serial services. Tables are organized by subject categories to show number of titles included in the survey, rank order by average subscription price, and price increases. (LRW)

Nine tables compare prices, indexing coverage, and library popularity of periodical titles for 1977 to 1979. Titles are chosen from indexing services' authority groups and are listed by subject. Based on number of library subscriptions from indexing services, a "weighted price" serves as a budget guideline. (SW)

This article, based on the Periodicals Prices Survey of 2006, evaluates the changing trends of electronic periodical marketplace in 2006 and indicates what to expect in 2007. The 2005-2006 academic year was one of competing realities: the buying and selling of electronic journals continued apace, while the posting and crawling of every kind of…

Describes a study that compared retrieval obtained by searching hardcopy and online indexes. Measures of comparison were recall and precision, user preferences, and the amount of effort required to complete the search. The findings indicate that neither method offers an overall advantage and suggest that both search modes should be maintained. (12…