A New Approach to Collection Bias in Academic Libraries: The Extent of Corporate Control in Journal Holdings.

Dilevko, Juris; Grewal, Kalina

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ERIC Number: EJ559729

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Publication Date: 1997

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A New Approach to Collection Bias in Academic Libraries: The Extent of Corporate Control in Journal Holdings.

Dilevko, Juris; Grewal, Kalina

Library & Information Science Research, v19 n4 p359-85 1997

A study of the catalog holdings of all Canadian academic libraries found that fewer noncorporate publications were available than mainstream titles published by corporations and that electronic vendors provide little access to noncorporate "small publisher" titles while providing 100% access to surveyed mainstream titles. Examines the implications to scholarly browsing and the role of the university. (PEN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bias, Corporations, Electronic Journals, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Research, Online Vendors, Publishing Industry, Scholarly Journals

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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