From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:05:36 -0500

This passage was of particular interest to me:

> Since 1999, spending on books has fallen by almost a fifth in real terms, and from almost 12
> per cent of libraries' total spending to just over 8 per cent. Expenditure on serials, on the
> other hand, has increased sharply: from just under £70 million to over £130 million. In real
> terms this represents an increase of 63 per cent; journals' share of total library spendingrose
> from 16 per cent to almost 20 per cent.


I was under the impression that this change in the ratio of book to
journal spending had ceased during the past decade, and that spending
on books had leveled off.  I can't cite any studies to that effect
right off the top of my head, but I wonder if others can?

Sandy Thatcher


At 11:25 AM -0700 3/27/13, Heather Morrison wrote:

> Interesting preprint from Harvie, Lightfoot, Lilley and Weir:
> https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/9689/1/What%20are%20we%20to%20do%20with%20feral%20publishers%20final%20August%2031.pdf
>
> best,
>
> Heather G. Morrison