The library and information science field is currently confronted with difficult decisions about how best to allocate acquisition expenditures among increasingly expensive journals. This article measures the return-on-investment of serial expenditures through the use of citation analysis, which is a widely used approach to ascertaining journal quality. The frequency of citations to 116 library science journals in the bibliographies of 11 premier library journals over the period 2002–2005 is tabulated, and a price-per-citation figure (based on subscription prices) is also computed.
DigitalCommons@ILR is a multipurpose institutional repository (IR) for scholarship produced by faculty at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Unlike most IRs, it also functions as a subject-based repository for workplace-related information. This paper will discuss the issues involved in the implementation of DigitalCommons@ILR, including the choice of software, collection scope and policies, organization, and staffing. Keys to success in developing repository content, including building administrative support and developing partnerships, will be noted.
The serials pricing crisis continues to generate a great deal
of concern among academic libraries in recent years. This article
contributes to the discussion by presenting findings regarding
price trends within a specific academic discipline (library
science). Specifically, the authors provide data from their review of
subscription prices for 132 English language, library, and information
science journals over a five-year period (1997-2002). Particular
attention is paid to the markedly different price increases of commercial
and academic (or association) publishers, respectively, as evidenced
by findings on both an aggregate and an individual, journal-by-journal
basis. Information regarding the impact of price increases on collection
development is also provided.
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