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THE letters of Dr. Baini Prashad and Mr. Wilfrid Bonser in NATURE (Mar. 31 and April 7) directing attention to the prices of certain German scientific periodicals, particularly those published by the firm of Julius Springer, Berlin, are very timely; for to many libraries the question whether they can afford to continue to purchase such periodicals must be a serious one. The Library Committee of this University has had the matter under consideration more than once in the course of the last year or two; for in view of the high cost of several of these periodicals, taken by the Library, the Committee has not infrequently been compelled to forego the purchase of important biological works. One is naturally reluctant to discontinue subscribing to periodicals of long standing and established reputation, but for many libraries and institutions with limited funds at their disposal for the purchase of biological books, this would seem to be the only way out of the difficulty. It is to be hoped that the present high charges for the journals in question will be speedily reduced.
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NICHOLSON, F. Prices of Periodical Scientific Publications. Nature 121, 749 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121749d0
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