Indicators that influence decisions on subscription cancellation/renewal of scientific journals on paper medium in Slovene

Abstract A research survey was made with the aim to ascertain: 1) which are the criteria that influence decisions on scientific journal cancellation/retaining in Slovene bio-medical libraries; 2) to what extent, if at all, do Slovene special libraries differ from their sister libraries in more deve...

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Main Author: Matjaž Musek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Library Association & University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2002-10-01
Series:Knjižnica
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/knjiznica/article/view/14033
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Summary:Abstract A research survey was made with the aim to ascertain: 1) which are the criteria that influence decisions on scientific journal cancellation/retaining in Slovene bio-medical libraries; 2) to what extent, if at all, do Slovene special libraries differ from their sister libraries in more developed parts of the world in tackling these difficult sets of problems; and 3) to prove or discard the hypothesis that these libraries do not give absolute priority to the price of the journals, but rather to some more user-relevant factors, when considering decisions of their cancellation/retaining.
ISSN:0023-2424
1581-7903