A century of science publishing : a collection of essays / edited by Einar H. Fredriksson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fredriksson, Einar H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science publishing--History--20th century.

Science publishing.

Science--Periodicals--Publishing.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Publishers of the science publishing scene comment on key developments throughout the 20th century. Some characteristic publishing enterprises, commercial and society owned, are described in a series of articles, followed by analysis of developments and possible changes to come.

Contents:

Title page; Contents; Foreword; Publishers and Publishing; The Birth of Scientific Publishing - Descartes in the Netherlands; Academic Publications before 1940; The Growth and Decline of German Scientific Publishing 1850-1945; Ohmsha, its Birth and History; Science Press (Longman's Book Co., Ltd.); The Dutch Publishing Scene: Elsevier and North-Holland; Robert Maxwell: Forty-Four Years as Publisher; Learned Societies Adapt to New Publishing Realities - A Review of the Role Played by U.S. Societies; German Post-WWII Developments and Changes in the Language of Science

Akademie-Verlag Berlin. Academy Publishing Tradition in East EuropeScientists as Publishers: The Company of Biologists Ltd.; Science Textbook Publishing in the U.S.; Publishing Science and Technology Books in India; The Move of U.S. Publishers Overseas; Tools and Trends; Institute for Scientific Information; Medical Databases: Medline versus Excerpta Medica; Impact of Computers and Communications on Publishing; Developments in Technical Typesetting: TeX at the End of the 20th Century; Biological and Medical Publishing via the Internet; Changes in Librarianship

Peer Review: The Holy Cow of ScienceWatersheds in Scientific Journal Publishing; The View from the Middle: Subscription Agents, Intermediaries and the ASA; Developments in Scientific Communication - The Virtual Marketplace as a Prerequisite for Growth; Open Reviewing, Closed Refereeing: Where's the Publication?; Appendix; Main Publishers' Sites and Data; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

661196844X

1-281-96844-7

9786611968441

1-60750-101-5

1-4416-0142-2

600-00-1139-3

1-59734-399-4

OCLC:

491257029

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.