Kommt uns alles sehr bekannt vor. Sind jetzt die Amis dran, weil der Dollar so schlecht steht? At Duke University School of Medicine, where scientific journals are important sources of cutting-edge research and patient-care information, Patricia Thibodeau, associate dean for library services and archives, has followed the national trend of trimming the Medical Center Library“s book budget in order to preserve its journals. Thibodeau does not see an end to price increases because many contracts for electronic journals and databases have annual increases built into them. ‚In the past year, the usual increase was six to 10 percent, but some publishers charged 14 to 20 percent more for e-journals,‘ Thibodeau said. ‚The commercial publishers know this, especially those in the medical arena, and have charged horrendous prices,‘ said James Siedow, vice provost for research. ‚The university libraries are being gouged, pure and simple.’…
In Tracy Ke, As journal prices rise, libraries struggle, Duke Chronicle, February 4, 2005. [via Open Access News]