Scholarly publishing : books, journals, publishers, and libraries in the twentieth century / [edited by] Richard E. Abel, Lyman W. Newlin, Katina Strauch.

"This book offers readers a well-rounded and accurate account of the amazing and unpredictable sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Examining the related worlds of book, journal, and electronic publishing; information technology;...

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Other Authors:	Abel, Richard, 1925-, Newlin, Lyman W., Strauch, Katina P., 1946-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : John Wiley, 2002.
Subjects:	Scholarly publishing > History > 20th century. Libraries and publishing > History > 20th century. Communication in learning and scholarship > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	"This book offers readers a well-rounded and accurate account of the amazing and unpredictable sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Examining the related worlds of book, journal, and electronic publishing; information technology; and library advances, this is the first work to record the trends of the modern history of the information/knowledge transfer process. Using an analysis of the past 100 years, it also makes predications regarding future trends and the roles of the publishing and library communities in tomorrow's information marketplace."--Publisher's description.
Item Description:	"Against the grain special millennial issue"--Preliminary page.
Physical Description:	xviii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0471219290 (cloth : alk. paper)