Impact of Economic Pressures on American Libraries and Their Decisions concerning Scholarly and Research Journal Acquisition and Retention.

Fry, Bernard M.; White, Herbert S.

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ERIC Number: EJ232685

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Publication Date: 1979

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Impact of Economic Pressures on American Libraries and Their Decisions concerning Scholarly and Research Journal Acquisition and Retention.

Fry, Bernard M.; White, Herbert S.

Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, v3 n3-4 p153-237 1979

This in-depth report discusses findings from a survey of academic, public, and special libraries to determine the effects of budgetary curtailments on acquisition and retention policies for scholarly journals. Effects of budget reallocation, library efforts to alleviate economic pressures, and borrowing/lending activities are described. The questionnaire is appended. (SW)

Descriptors: Economic Factors, Financial Policy, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Research, Library Surveys, Periodicals, Questionnaires, Scholarly Journals, Tables (Data)

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Language: English

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