Lee Hadden writes “There is an interesting article by Mohamed Gad-el-Hak in the March
2004 issue of Physics Today. It concerns the “Publish or Perish” syndrome
in science, and how we are being overwhelmed in libraries by mediocre and
over- valued academic work. He suggests, among other things, better
choosing of journals for libraries, and the publication of impact factors
for scientific journals.
See the article at: http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-57/iss-3/p61.html“
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Students at schools with well-staffed libraries that circulate the most books and have the most computers outperform their peers on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, according to research at the University of Central Florida.
FCAT scores, the state’s primary measure of student achievement, were 20 percent higher in 2000-01 in reading at high schools that employed at least one full-time professional librarian and the equivalent of one other full-time library employee, UCF education professor Donna Baumbach concluded in her “Making the Grade” report. FCAT scores also were highest at elementary and middle schools with well-staffed libraries.
Richard Wray of The Guardian writes: But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. Reed’s highly lucrative scientific publishing empire, which has a tradition stretching back to 1580, is under threat from the growth of a new system of publishing on the internet known as open access. Full Story
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