id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_7gdidgajzzfp5ca4bsjc3fwzui G Black Prospects for research libraries 1981 2 .pdf application/pdf 1356 212 63 ence-including editorials, news and comment, and reduce Assistant Managing Editor: JOHN E. sions, 4674483; Research News, 4674321. Sales: NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036: Steve Hamburger, 1515 journals pects for Research Libraries ity research libraries is deteriorating under the onslaught of stable or t several years, almost all research libraries have been forced to their book purchases and subscription lists to journals and other Domestic book prices increased 3.5-fold and journal ition of Research Library members increased only 1.7-fold. Collecting in areas of peripheral research interest is iate interest, libraries will lack the breadth to accommodate new or user it will mean fewer books and journals locally available for Four networks, the Research Libraries Group, ns within the American library community. All in all, it appears that the future of the research library Prospects for research libraries ARTICLE TOOLS http://science.sciencemag.org/content/213/4509/715.citation is a registeredScienceAdvancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/213/4509/715.citation ./cache/work_7gdidgajzzfp5ca4bsjc3fwzui.pdf ./txt/work_7gdidgajzzfp5ca4bsjc3fwzui.txt