Thompson J A, Kronenfeld M R
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1980 Jan;68(1):47-52.
A study of the increases over the past twenty years in the cost of the journals included in the 1977 Brandon list was conducted. This information is compared to the general U.S. rate of inflation for the same period as represented by the consumer price index. Results indicate that the Brandon list journal's prices have been increasing at a significantly higher rate than the general rate of inflation for this period. This information should be useful to the hospital librarian who must justify to administrators the need for increased funding beyond the general rate of inflation.
对1977年布兰登列表中所包含期刊在过去二十年里的成本增长情况进行了一项研究。将该信息与同期美国以消费者价格指数所代表的总体通货膨胀率进行了比较。结果表明,布兰登列表中期刊的价格增长速度明显高于该时期的总体通货膨胀率。这一信息对于必须向管理人员证明超出总体通货膨胀率增加资金必要性的医院图书馆员来说应该是有用的。