The Cost of Physics Journals
DEC 01, 1986
Prices that libraries pay for subscriptions vary widely among journals; for physics and mathematics publications the cost per character varies by as much as a factor of 40.
DOI: 10.1063/1.881046
Science libraries all over the United States face serious financial problems associated with the increased costs of journals.
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References
1. R. T. Lenzine, Serials Librarian 9 (4), 119 (1985).
2. Notices Am. Math. Soc. 30, 715 (1983).https://doi.org/AMNOAN
3. Price Comparison Study of 1984 Optics Periodical Literature, prepared for the Optical Society of America.
More about the Authors
Henry H. Barschall. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
© 1986 American Institute of Physics
