Re: Does More Mean More?

["William Walsh" <libwdw@langate.gsu.edu>]

It is ironic given that as recently as November 2005, a major 
publisher was telling investors that one of the attractive 
features of their science and technology business was "increasing 
research article output +3%."

Bill

William Walsh
Head, Acquisitions Department
Georgia State University Library
100 Decatur Street, SE
Atlanta, GA 30303

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It is ironic that publishers are now claiming to be the guardians 
of quantity. Since World War 2 the number of journals published 
by subscription publishers has increased dramatically. Anyway the 
main driver for quantity of publication is not the business model 
but the quantity of research undertaken by the academic 
community.

Fred Friend
JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant
Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL