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Cost of journals Chris Blackman 22 Oct 2001 16:50 UTC

Here are some scary comparisons that I thought everyone would enjoy (if
you haven't seen them already). Forwarded from the BI-L listserv.

Chris

Christine W. Blackman
Catalog Librarian
Williams College Libraries
Williamstown, MA  01267
(413) 597-4403
cblackma@williams.edu

> From: Tanya Feddern <tfeddern@hotmail.com>
>
> Hello, everyone.  Librarian listservs are the greatest!  Here's the
> summary
> of websites that compare journal and/or database costs to luxury items:
>
> Florida Atlantic University
> "Dollars & $ense: the Price of Information"
> http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/ref/infocost.htm
>
> Cornell University
> "Sticker Shock"
> http://www.englib.cornell.edu/displays/stickershock/default.html
>
> University of Maryland
> "Show Me the Money"
> http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/information/news/exhibits/money/index.html
>
> Brown University
> "Library Sees Red Over Rising Journal Prices"
>
> http://www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/vol24/24GSJ19c.html
>
> The site I was looking for was the Cornell one, but was very happy to
> learn
> of these other great sites, too.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Tanya
>
> Tanya Feddern, MLIS, MOT
> http://www.geocities.com/nqiya/index.html
> Reference & Education Librarian
> University of Miami School of Medicine
> Louis Calder Memorial Library