A century of science publishing a collection of essays

Fredriksson, Einar H. (Added Author). IOS Press (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9784274904240 (OHMSHA)
ISBN: 4274904245 (OHMSHA)
ISBN: 9781586031480
ISBN: 1586031481
ISBN: 1441601422 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781441601421 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1607501015
ISBN: 9781607501015
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 312 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.