Birenbaum R
CMAJ. 1996 Apr 15;154(8):1261-3.
The skyrocketing cost of medical and scientific journals has caused most Canadian universities to cut their subscription lists by an average of 20% over the last 3 years. Researchers say this causes delays in getting pertinent articles and journals and is an impediment to their work, but on the positive side the continuing decline in library holdings is stimulating libraries and researchers alike to use alternative strategies when seeking information, including computer databases, e-mail and the Internet.
医学和科学期刊价格的飞涨致使加拿大大多数大学在过去三年里将其订阅清单平均削减了20%。研究人员表示，这导致获取相关文章和期刊出现延迟，阻碍了他们的工作，但从积极的方面来看，图书馆馆藏量的持续下降正促使图书馆和研究人员在寻求信息时都采用替代策略，包括计算机数据库、电子邮件和互联网。
