Transparency and Publisher Pricing Models.
There is a perceived lack of transparency in publisher pricing models for databases and journal bundles, creating a sense of secrecy around important collection development decisions for online resources. This article traces some of the historical developments of this lack of transparency in the lib...
| Publicado en: | Serials Librarian Vol. 60; no. 1-4; pp. 98 - 109 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Jun2011
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