From: Carol Diedrichs <diedrichs.1_at_osu.edu>
2003 LCATS RESEARCH AWARD goes to ROBERT P. HOLLEY
Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services
(LCATS) is
pleased to announce the recipient of the 2003 Research Award, Robert P.
Holley. Holley holds the title of Professor in the Library &
Information
Science Program at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
His proposal, "Changes in the Out-of-Print Market for
Monographs," has
been funded as the 2003 Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical
Services Research Award. His study aims to gather data regarding the
changes in the out-of-print market for monographs published in the
United
States, caused bythe emergence of Internet sites that combine listings
from
many different OP vendors. The study will test two hypotheses:
• OP monographs are much more readily available because of
the Internet
vendors.
• Increased accessibility and competition has reduced
prices for OP
monographs.
The study will examine advertisements to purchase OP monographs
in AB
Bookman's Weekly from the pre-Internet period to see if these monographs
are now available on the various Internet OP vendor sites. If the two
hypotheses are true, Holley will explore the implications fro libraries.
Holley's proposal was the clear choice of the five-member
LCATS review committee though it faces strong competition from
an excellent pool of submissions for the award. To quote one of the
reviewers, "I like the blending of the old with the new in this topic.
It is refreshing to see a proposal on out-of-print material. The effect
of the Internet on the OP market and library purchasing opportunities
could influence the way libraries select and acquire OP materials."
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Carol Pitts Diedrichs, Professor
Assistant Director for Technical Services and Collections
Editor, Library Collections, Acquisitions
and Technical Services
The Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH, 43210-1286
tel: 614-292-4738
fax: 614-292-7859
Internet: diedrichs.1_at_osu.edu
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Received on Tue Nov 26 2002 - 12:49:42 EST