ISSNº 1046-3410 NEWSLETTEÒ OÎ SERIALÓ PRICINÇ ISSUES NO 96 ­­ Septembeò 28¬ 1993 Editorº Marciá Tuttle CONTENTS 96.± RATÅ OÆ EXCHANGEº DUTCÈ GUILDEÒ AGAINSÔ THÅ UÓ DOLLAR¬ Mariaî Reijnen 96.² PROFIT¬ TECHNOLOGÙ ¦ SCHOLARSHIPº SOCIETÙ FOÒ SCHOLARLÙ PUBLISHINÇ SEMINAR¬ Marciá Tuttle 96.³ FROÍ THÅ MAILBOX 96.± RATÅ OÆ EXCHANGÅ: DUTCÈ GUILDEÒ AGAINSÔ THÅ UÓ DOLLAR Mariaî Reijnen¬ Martinuó Nijhofæ International¬      72630.574@CompuServe.COM Thió tablå provideó á historù oæ averagå exchangå rateó foò thå Dutcè guiì deò againsô thå UÓ dollaò foò thå pasô severaì years® Theù dï noô reflecô anù publisher'ó exchangå rate® Thå tablå reflectó averagå monthlù rateó througè Augusô 1993® Alsï provideä ió aî annuaì aveòagå oæ thå ratå oæ exchange® Wå trusô yoõ wilì finä iô helpfuì iî youò budgeô projections® 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Month Rate Rate UÓ $ Rate UÓ $ Rate UÓ ¤ Ratå UÓ ¤ Jaî 0.48´ 0.52´ ­ 8.26¥ 0.58· ­12.02¥ 0.56³ « 4.09¥ 0.55° « 2.31% Feb 0.47¸ 0.52¹ -10.66¥ 0.59¹ -13.23¥ 0.54¹ « 8.34¥ 0.54± « 1.46% Marcè 0.47µ 0.52³ -10.10¥ 0.55² ­ 5.54¥ 0.53µ « 3.08¥ 0.54° ­ 0.93% Apriì 0.47´ 0.52¹ -11.60¥ 0.52± « 1.51¥ 0.53¹ ­ 3.45¥ 0.55¹ ­ 3.71% May 0.45µ 0.53µ -17.58¥ 0.51· « 3.36¥ 0.54¸ ­ 6.00¥ 0.55´ ­ 1.09% Junå 0.44¸ 0.52³ -16.74¥ 0.49· « 5.23¥ 0.56´ ­ 7.84¥ 0.53¹ « 4.43% Julù 0.46¸ 0.54± -15.60¥ 0.49¶ « 9.0· 0.59µ -19.96¥ 0.51¸ +12.94% Auç 0.46° 0.56µ -22.8³¥ 0.50¸ +11.22¥ 0.61± -20.28¥ 0.52´ +14.24% Sepô 0.45´ 0.56µ -24.45¥ 0.52³ « 8.0³% 0.61´ -17.40¥ Ocô 0.47µ 0.58² -22.53¥ 0.52µ +10.86¥ 0.63´ -20.76% Noö 0.48µ 0.59¶ -22.89¥ 0.54· « 8.96¥ 0.56° ­ 2.38% Deã 0.50¸ 0.59³ -16.73¥ 0.56¶ « 4.77¥ 0.56² « 0.71% ª * Avg® 0.47² 0.55° -16.53¥ 0.53· « 2.36¥ 0.57³ ­ 6.70¥ 0.54± « 5.58% ª ½ averagå baseä oî Januarù ­ Augusô 31¬ 199³ rates 96.2 PROFIT¬ TECHNOLOGÙ ¦ SCHOLARSHIPº SOCIETÙ FOÒ SCHOLARLÙ PUBLISHINÇ      SEMINAR     Marciá Tuttle¬ Universitù oæ Nortè Caroliná aô Chapeì Hill¬      tuttle@gibbs.oit.unc.edu. Society for Scholarly Publishing Seminar Series Š ---------- PROFIT, TECHNOLOGY & SCHOLARSHIP A One-Day Seminar Examining Their Relationships Sheraton Suites ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Monday, October 18, 1993 ---------- Thió seminaò examineó thå effectó oæ technologù oî publishinç anä scholar shið iî thå 1990s¬ aó welì aó thå economicó oæ electroniã scholarlù pub lishing® Wå wilì consideò thå impacô oæ technologù _andß profitó oî thå relationshipó betweeî publisheró anä scholars® Thió seminaò wilì benefit: o Publisheró witè electroniã publishinç programó whï wanô tï           learî morå abouô thå effectó oæ technologù oî scholarship. o Publisheró considerinç electroniã publicatioî whï arå concerneä           abouô thå economicó oæ electroniã publishinç anä thå markeô de           manä foò electroniã formats. o Scholaró anä librarianó whï arå concerneä abouô thå effecô oæ           technologù anä profitó oî thå scholarlù mission. o Anyonå interesteä iî learninç abouô thå futurå oæ scholarshið anä           scholarlù communicatioî iî thå electroniã age. ---------- 8:00 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 10:15 SESSION I: IS PROFIT POSSIBLE? Eric Calalucá (Paratext© ­ Bacë tï Basicsº Publishinç ió                     Publishing Dick Wooä (UMI© ­ Risë-takinç anä thå Electroniã Publishinç                     Environmenô (UMI/IEEÅ Project) Speakeò froí Knighô-Riddeò ­ Bringinç Electroniã Publica                     tionó tï thå Consumerº Economiã Considerations 10:45 - 12:00 SESSIOÎ IIº SUPPORTINÇ SCHOLARSHIÐ OÒ THWARTINÇ Jane Rosenberç (Nationaì Endowmenô foò thå Humanities©                     Rolå oæ thå Granô Makinç Foundatioî iî Electroniã Pub                     lishing Mike Neumaî (Georgetowî Universitù Academiã Computinç Cen                     ter© ­ Selæ-Publishinç vs® Workinç witè thå Publisherº                     thå Besô oæ Botè Worlds 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 SESSIOÎ IIIº TECHNOLOGYº DOEÓ THÅ PUBLISHEÒ _HAVEß TÏ Š               GEÔ INVOLVED? Royalynî O'Connoò (Oxforä Universitù Press© ­ Pusheä oò                     Pulledº Seventù Titleó anä Stilì Going» Doeó iô Makå                     Sense? Carolyî Dyeò (READEX© ­ Thå Scholarlù Marketº Arå Demandó                     Drivinç thå Publisher? Williaí Mathewó (Researcè Publications© ­ Placinç thå Formaô                     iî itó Propeò Perspective 2:45 - 4:00 SESSION IV: SCHOLARSHIP: BYTING THE DUST? OR REACHING FULL POTENTIAL? David Seamaî (Universitù oæ Virginiá Electroniã Texô Center©                     ­ Supplyinç thå Scholaò witè Integrateä Resourcesº thå                     Seamlesó Informatioî Systeí Susan Hockeù (Centeò foò Electroniã Textó iî thå Humanities©                     ­ Beyonä thå Referencå Toolº Largå Fulì Texô Databaseó                     anä theiò Importancå tï Scholarship --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFIT, TECHNOLOGY & SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION FORM Last Name: First Name: Title: Organization: Address: City: State: ZIP: Phone: FAX: E-Mail: Do you need disabled or other special services? 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É aí alsï interesteä iî hearinç froí librarieó whï havå trieä implåmentinç documenô deliverù servicå tï patronó iî lieõ oæ seldoí used¯ costlù jour nals® Wå havå introduceä UNCOVEÒ anä otheò doã deliverù options¬ howeveò wå havå meô witè somå resistancå iî ouò effortó tï replacå subscriptionó witè doã deliverù service® Youò commentó arå welcome. ----- Fromº Margareô Grove¬ Brocë University¬ spartan.ac.brocku.ca@SPARTAN.AC.BROCKU.CÁ (froí serialst): É reaä Krió Carr'ó messagå regardinç thå uså oæ á formulá foò allocaôinç fundó foò serialó witè considerablå interest¬ becauså É waó abouô tï posô thå samå questioî tï thå lisô myself® Twï recenô articleó (onå bù Charleó Lowrù anä anotheò bù L® Reiî eô al.© presenô convincinç argumentó iî fa vouò oæ allocatinç fundó foò serialó aó welì aó monïgraphs® Aô mù institu tion¬ wå havå studieä thå feasibilitù oæ applyinç sucè á formula¬ anä havå comå uð againsô whaô seeí tï bå insurmountáblå difficulties® Specifically: 1© Reliablå figureó foò thå universå oæ seriaì publicationó arå harä tï obtain¬ particularlù foò interdisciplinarù subjects® Toï manù arbétrarù decisionó arå required. 2© Allocatinç fundó foò titleó whicè arå importanô foò morå thaî onå de partmenô ió á problem® Ió proratinç thå costó thå answer¿ Iæ so¬ thió in troduceó á leveì oæ complexitù whicè doeó noô exisô iæ onå payó foò serialó froí onå account. Š3) Political problems, etc., etc. É woulä bå extremelù interesteä iî commentó froí anyonå whï haó madå thå transitioî froí á singlå accounô foò serialó tï departmentaì aãcounts¬ oò whï haó somå insightó intï anù oæ thå problemó whicè É mentioned. ----- Froí Marë Funk¬ Cornelì Universitù Medicaì Library¬ Mark_Funk@qmcumc.mail.cornell.edu É thoughô thå readeró oæ thå Newsletteò oî Serialó Pricinç Issueó mighô enjoù thå following: _Snap, crackle, and pay_ Afteò livinç witè serialó pricå increaseó foò manù years¬ É felô thå haiò oî mù necë standinç uð whilå readinç aî articlå abouô thå risinç priceó oæ ß cereals_® É aí no÷ convinceä thaô Roä Serlinç ió runninç thå universe® Thå followinç excerptó arå submitteä foò youò approvaì (Deå deå deå dee¬ deå deå deå dee): >Froí "Cereaì Killingº thå buckó behinä thå snap¬ crack¬ pop.¢ Bù Deboraè Baldwiî (editoò oæ Commoî Causå magazine)® NÙ Weekly¬ Julù ± ­ 7¬ 1993. Iî 197° governmenô researcè concludeä thaô á merå fouò companieó dominateä 9° percenô oæ thå cereaì market¬ uð froí 6¸ percenô iî 1940® Economistó aô thå Federaì Tradå Commissioî alsï maintaineä thaô bù dividinç thå markeô intï smalleò anä smalleò fragmentó anä theî floodinç theí witè ne÷ brands¬ thå cereaì kingpinó haä crowdeä ouô smalleò contenders. If cereal prices were high in 1970, they rose even higher in the 80's. . . Thå recessioî-anä healtè-fooä-wearù 90'ó haven'ô exactlù forceä priceó down® Thå onlù thingó risinç fasteò thaî cereaì prices¬ boastó onå Walì Streeô analysô whoså investmenô firí toutó Kellogç stock¬ arå priceó foò prescriptioî drugs. Pointinç ouô thaô thå pricå oæ alì fooä eateî aô homå haó riseî 3· percenô iî thå pasô eighô yearó whilå thå pricå oæ RTÅ [readù-tï-eatÝ ceraló haó increaseä 7± percent¬ [Ne÷ Yorë Statå Attorneù GeneralÝ Abramó says¬ "Theså soarinç pricå increases¬ faò ouô oæ linå witè otheò fooä products¬ arå á cleaò resulô oæ aî oveò-concentrateä industry® ® ." Anä lasô fall¬ wheî Generaì Milló madå overtureó abouô buyinç Nabiscï cere als¬ [AbramsÝ waó amonç thoså whï chargeä thaô thå acquisitioî woulä fur theò concentratå aî industrù alreadù aó concentrateä aó frozeî orangå juice® +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Statementó oæ facô anä opinioî appearinç iî thå _Newsletteò oî Serialó Pricinç Issuesß arå madå oî thå responsibilitù oæ thå authoró alone¬ anä dï noô implù thå endorsemenô oæ thå editor¬ thå editoriaì board¬ oò thå Uni versitù oæ Nortè Caroliná aô Chapeì Hill. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ŠReaderó oæ thå NEWSLETTEÒ OÎ SERIALÓ PRICINÇ ISSUEÓ arå encourageä tï sharå thå informatioî iî thå newsletteò bù electroniã oò papeò metèods® Wå woulä appreciatå crediô iæ yoõ quotå froí thå newsletter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thå NEWSLETTEÒ OÎ SERIALÓ PRICINÇ ISSUEÓ (ISSNº 104¶-3410© ió puâlisheä bù thå editoò througè thå Officå oæ Informatioî Technologù aô thå Universitù oæ Nortè Caroliná aô Chapeì Hill¬ aó newó ió available® Editorº Marciá Tuttle¬ Internetº tuttle@gibbs.oit.unc.edu» Papeò mailº Serialó Department¬ C #393¸ Davió Library¬ Universitù oæ Nortè Carïliná aô Chapeì Hill¬ Chapeì Hilì Nà 2759¹-3938» Telephoneº 91¹ 96²-1067» FAXº 91¹ 96²-0484® Editoriaì Boardº Deaná Astlå (Clemsoî Univeòsity)¬ Jerrù Curtió (Springeò Verlaç Ne÷ York)¬ Janeô Fisheò (MIÔ Press)¬ Charleó Hamakeò (Louisianá Statå Universé ty)¬ Danieì Joneó (Universitù oæ Texaó Healtè Sciencå Center)¬ Jameó Mou÷ (Universitù oæ Chicago)¬ anä Heatheò Steelå (Blackwell'ó Periodicaló Divé sion)® Thå Newsletteò ió availablå oî thå Internet¬ Blackwell'ó CONNECT¬ anä Readmore'ó ROSS® EBSCÏ customeró maù receivå thå Newsletteò iî papeò format. 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