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THE complaints with regard to the high cost of German scientific periodicals, which were detailed in an article by Dr. Wilfrid Bonser, librarian of the University of Birmingham, in NATURE of July 1, p. 34, were embodied in a memorandum which was sent to the Borsenverein der deutschen Buchhandler on June 1. This memorandum was signed by the vice-chancellors and principals of all the universities and university colleges of Great Britain, and by the presidents of most of the scientific societies interested. An answer has now been received from the Borsenverein. This announces that an agreement has been made between the Borsenverein as representing the publishers and the Verband der deutschen Hoch-schulen as representing the contributors to the journals. The various demands that have been made in Germany, Great Britain and the United States are dealt with and acceded to. The maximum size and price are in future to be announced beforehand and adhered to, thus enabling librarians to budget in advance: the greatest concentration and discrimination will be exercised by the contributors: dissertations will be rejected as having no proper place in periodicals. It is expected in consequence “that periodicals inflated in size and price, especially in the field of medicine and natural sciences, will be vcut down from 1934 onwards by at least 20% in size and price as compared with the position in 1933”. The Borsenverein declares that it will regard non-observance of this agreement as “an offence against the statutory duties of its members”.
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Cost of German Scientific Periodicals. Nature 132, 540–541 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132540c0
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