These two stand out to me…

Darnton, R. (Dec. 23^rd 2010). The Library: Three Jeremiads. The New York Review of Books. Retrieved from: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/dec/23/library-three-jeremiads/?pagination=false

McGuigan, G.S., & Russell, R.D. (2008). The Business of Academic Publishing: A Strategic Analysis of the Academic Journal Publishing Industry and its Impact on the Future of Scholarly Publishing. Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship. v.9 no.3 (Winter 2008). Retrieved from:

http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v09n03/mcguigan_g01.html

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of BLACK, STEVE
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I’d recommend Paul Metz, “Thirteen Steps to Avoiding Bad Luck in a Serials Cancellation Project,” Journal of Academic Librarianship, v.18, no. 2, 1992, p.76-82. His works cited include further works on the impact of inflation.

When you’re searching the literature for seminal literature, begin around 1980. If you have access to print volumes of College & Research Libraries or Library Resources & Technical Services and can browse the early 1980’s, you’ll find that articles on the “serials crisis” appear in practically every issue. By 1990 the inflation that had been deemed a crisis became the normal annual routine, so it didn’t get written about as much. The exception is Library Journal’s annual feature on inflation mentioned by Kay. I believe that’s always been in the May 1 issue.

Steve Black

Coordinator of Reference and Library Instruction

Neil Hellman Library

392 Western Ave.

Albany, NY 12203-1419

(518) 458-5494

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Alejandra Nann
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 7:42 PM
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Hello all. I’m a new electronic resource librarian and have been looking at inflation impact on the materials budget. Does anyone have or know of a seminal article they can recommend? Thank you!

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