A century of science publishing : : a collection of essays / / edited by Einar H. Fredriksson.
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.
Saved in:
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
|---|---|
| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of 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