Number 60 April 27, 1998


Edited by David Morse (University of Southern California) dmorse@hsc.usc.edu

Editorial Board members:

  • Joann Crocker (University of Nebraska) jcrocker@unmcvm.unmc.edu
  • Brenda Lucas (Harvard) blucas@warren.med.harvard.edu
  • Melanie Wilson (University of Iowa) cadmlwts@uiamvs.bitnet
  • Naomi Fackler (Texas A & M) fackler@tamvm1.tamu.edu
  • Susan Gerding Bader (Majors Scientific Books) majorbad@class.org
  • Email address for all correspondence and subscriptions: dmorse@hsc.usc.edu

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    About BLAB

    Contents of this issue:

    CONTENTS 60.1 Response: Handling of unsolicited material - B. Schader
    60.2 Response: Coping with e-journals - L. Hulbert
    60.3 Response: Coping with e-journals - J. Wilkerson

    60.4 News: EBSCO Preliminary 1999 Price Projections - T. Mitchell
    60.5 News: B.C. Decker books supplied with CD-ROMS - M. Funk
    60.6 MLA News: Coll. Dev. Section Program for Philadelphia meeting
    60.7 MLA News: Coll. Dev. Section call for volunteers
    60.8 News: 1998 Index Medicus Price Study - L. Fortney
    60.9 News: Web site with good medical links and ejournals - J. Buenker
    60.10 Query: Peer review as criterion for journal selection - J. Eldredge
    60.11 Query: How out-of-date are 'new' books? - J. Lawrence
    60.12 A Final Note from the Editor - D. Morse


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