November 13, 1998

Librarians' Newsletter Takes Aim at Commercial Publishers of Scholarly Journals

By LISA GUERNSEY

It contends that mergers have stifled competition, that profits are excessive, and that libraries can cut back on subscriptions

Librarians have long suspected that commercial publishers charge too much for scholarly journals. A recent newsletter of the Association of Research Libraries attempts to prove those suspicions true with data on the prices, profits, and value of journals published

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