To Bind or Not To Bind: Pros & Cons of Maintaining Paper Periodicals in the Library's Collection.

Anderson, Iris W.

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Publication Date: 1999

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To Bind or Not To Bind: Pros & Cons of Maintaining Paper Periodicals in the Library's Collection.

Anderson, Iris W.

Information Outlook, v3 n11 p24-28 Nov 1999

Explores controversial questions related to libraries' decision-making on paper journals and electronic journals. Notes that the critical mass of scholarly publishing is still in print. Discusses benefits and drawbacks of electronic journals and paper journals. Presents comments on the pros and cons to binding paper periodicals gathered from an online survey of librarians around the world. (AEF)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Electronic Journals, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Nonprint Media, Periodicals, Printed Materials, Scholarly Journals

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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