Re: Scholarly Publishing Principles (fwd)
Chris Brown-Syed 08 Jun 2000 16:44 UTC
> >"The control of academic output cannot be in the hands of a few commercial
> >publishers who are seeking to exploit a narrow and profitable market
> >niche," Mr. Webster said.
Two comments:
a) I suspect that LIS journals are not among the most costly,
compared with say, medical ones.
b) It doesn't stand to reason that a small niche market would be
served by dozens of vendors.
cbs
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