Editor's note: At the 40th Anniversary Conference held in February, 1998, the Executive Directors of NFAIS (National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services…
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Editor's note: At the 40th Anniversary Conference held in February, 1998, the Executive Directors of NFAIS (National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services) contributed their thoughts on the past, present, and the future. The thoughts of the current Executive Director, which summarize the past decade and look towards the future, seemed very appropriate for this column and are adapted here with his kind permission.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.
Design/methodology/approach
The reading of over 150 journals as well as monographs, reports and web sites forms the basis of the approach.
Findings
Electronic books remain a minority market but the literature at least remains optimistic and readers are improving in quality and acceptability. Open Access continues to grow but with continuing and widely differing views on its impact. Increasing concerns are being expressed about the monopolistic implications of Google and there are some stout counter‐arguments. A number of interesting articles on document supply show it to be in robust health.
Originality/value
The paper represents a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters.
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The fulfilment agency EBSCO is projecting a typical increase of 10–11% for renewing journal subscriptions for 1996. Even worse: price rises will be double that amount on average…
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The fulfilment agency EBSCO is projecting a typical increase of 10–11% for renewing journal subscriptions for 1996. Even worse: price rises will be double that amount on average for European journals invoiced in US dollars.
Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are…
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Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are available through normal trade sources. Mrs. Cheney, being a member of the editorial board of Pierian Press, will not review Pierian Press reference books in this column. Descriptions of Pierian Press reference books will be included elsewhere in this publication.