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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1990
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ405782 |
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- The Political Economy of Scholarly Communication and the American System of Higher Education. Carrigan, Dennis P. Academic Libraries College Administration Faculty Publishing Financial Support Higher Education Library Expenditures Library Role Publish or Perish Issue Publishing Industry Scholarly Communication Scholarly Journals Examines how price increases and substantial growth in the number of scholarly journals are logical outcomes of the scholarly communication system. It is argued that scholars, publishers, and university officials have an interest in continuing this system, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market even though they are not assured the necessary funding. (22 references) (CLB)