You might have noticed that the area of the Reference Room where we house the current issues of journals seems to be shrinking. Some of this shrinkage is due to shelving the journals closer together ... they were very spread out on the shelves before. But it's also true that there are fewer print periodicals coming into the Library.
There are three reasons for this :
1) Some academic journals formerly maintained by universities, seminaries, learned societies and other voluntary associations have ceased publication, due to increased costs.
2) Many journals are moving to an electronic-only format, again to save money on printing, postage, etc.
3) Some journals have gone up in price so dramatically that we have decided to terminate our subscription.
An example of the third factor is the Review of Faith and International Affairs, which used to cost us $49.85 for our subscription. It has been purchased by a commercial publisher (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) and they raised the price to $264 -- a fivefold increase! This kind of thing makes it hard for us to continue certain titles.
We are always interested in hearing from you about the journals you value most. Please contact me with your comments or questions.
Paula
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