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Main Author: Meyer, Richard W.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ552697
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  • Monopoly Power and Electronic Journals. Meyer, Richard W. Academic Libraries Access to Information Consortia Costs Economic Factors Electronic Journals Electronic Publishing Faculty Promotion Higher Education Library Expenditures Online Catalogs Printed Materials Scholarly Journals Tenure Rising periodical prices and lagging library budgets have many academics hoping that scholarly print journals will migrate to online versions. Examines economic factors shaping the electronic journal market, emerging new electronic journals, access versus ownership, consortial purchasing, self-maintained infrastructures, elimination of tenure and promotion, and taking legal action to unbundle articles. (50 references) (PEN)