Economics and Interaction of the Publisher-Library Relationship in the Production and Use of Scholarly and Research Journals (1975)

A book by Bernard Mitchell Fry, Herbert S. White, and Marjorie Shepley, published by the US National Science Foundation, Office of Science Information Service, 1975 (401 pages). Abstract: Examines the economic interaction between the publishers of U.S. scholarly and research journals and the libraries which, under increasing budgetary pressures, attempt to continue necessary subscriptions. Examines the economic pressures and financial alternatives which confront both groups, discusses trends and behavioural patterns exhibited by publishers and librarians, and projects the economic viability of the total model.