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Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 1997 17:10:06 -0400
From:         "Susan E. Sturgeon" <ssturgeo@SALEM.MASS.EDU>
Subject:      Re: how many journals....

How about Ulrich's and/or Ebsco's Serials Directory?

SUSAN STURGEON
SERIALS DEPARTMENT
SALEM STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY
352 LAFAYETTE ST.
SALEM MA 01970
NEW E-mail address:susan.sturgeon@salem.mass.edu

On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Mary Page wrote:

> This is somewhat like asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin,
> but, I'll just forge ahead anyway!
>
> Does anyone know how many journals there are in the world?  Specifically, I've
> been asked to find out (roughly) how many science journals exist.  Does anyone
> have any good ideas on how I might go about compiling such a figure?
>
> I thought first of some indexes, such as Science Citation Index.  But they are
> fairly selective in what they cover, as are most of the science indexes I
> looked at.
>
> Any and all suggestions gratefully accepted!  thanks,
>
> Mary Page
> Library of Science and Medicine
> Rutgers University
> mspage@rci.rutgers.edu

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Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 1997 13:58:43 -0700
From:         Mitch Rogers <mitch@EXPRESS.COM>
Subject:      Re: how many journals....

Perhaps you could try searching Ulrich Plus by the subjects i.e.,  science,
physics, medicine, etc.

Mitch Rogers
Information Express
www.express.com

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Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 1997 16:29:26 -0400
From:         Lynne Stevens <lstevens@RMWC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: how many journals....

Mary Page asked how many science periodicals exist.

My acquisitions/collection development librarian suggested the Bowker
Annual as a resource.  Good luck!

Lynne N. Stevens
Serials Coordinator
Lipscomb Library
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
lstevens@rmwc.edu
804 947-8133/FAX 804 947-8134

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Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 1997 15:01:42 -0500
From:         Barbara Attebery <BATTEBERY@OCHSNER.ORG>
Subject:      how many journals.... -Reply

Mary,

   A couple of years ago, I did a paper for library school regarding the
explosion in medical and science journals.  I remember information in an
article by the editor? of JAMA in which they stated that at that time there
were approximately 100,000 journals world wide.  I do not have that
paper anymore, but possibly you could do a search of JAMA in the past
5 years or so having to do with medical literature.

  I hope this helps.

Barbara Attebery
battebery@ochsner.org
Technical Services Librarian
Alton Ochsner Medical Library
1516 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA  70121