From: Mary Summerfield <msummerfield_at_press.uchicago.edu>
Scholarly disciplines continue to evolve and, as they do, societies and
institutes spring up or mature to the state that they would like to sponsor
a journal that would serve the discipline better than existing journals.
As we think about the feasibility of launching new journals, not-for-profit
presses must project how quickly libraries will choose to subscribe to
these journals and how many will do so and at what prices. Our financial
reserves are small and we cannot afford to launch a new journal unless we
can expect it to recover its initial and ongoing costs in a relatively
short period.
Could collection development managers tell us how you think about the
decision-making on subscribing to new journals?
What are the factors that determine whether you will subscribe to a new
journal and how soon you will do so?
What characteristics would lead you to subscribe at launch?
How do you think about an online only journal versus one that is available
in both print and online formats?
Thanks for your guidance on this important matter.
Mary Summerfield
Director, Business Development
Journals Division
University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Tel: 773.702.2383
Fax: 773.702.0694
E-mail: <mailto:msummerfield_at_press.uchicago.edu>msummerfield_at_press.uchicago.edu
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Received on Wed Apr 11 2007 - 00:57:19 EDT