| Summary: | The quotes on this book's cover from eminent figures do indeed reflect its contribution as a compendium (488 pages) of facts,
figures and analysis on the production and use of scholarly journals. King and Tenopir have been working in the field of
scientific knowledge dissemination for many years (King's earliest listed reference going back to 1971), and bring a carefully
weighed perspective on both paper and digital technologies for research dissemination. The subtitle, "Realities for Scientists,
Librarians and Publishers" reflects their concern to represent the interests of all the key stakeholders in the situation in
which we now find ourselves. Moreover, their understanding of these concerns helps to explain the inertia of an industry which
has evolved over 300 years from the first journals in order to satisfy the varied agendas that are in play today.
They emphasise throughout that innovations in the process or product of scientific publishing will have to clearly prove their
worth to be sustained in the long term. This may seem like stating the obvious, but amidst the charged, frictionless rhetoric
of the internet and e-business, this is a welcome reality check.ISBN: 0871115077<!-- NO editors/ reviewers/ DEMO. -->
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