Publishers' Opinions about Book Paper. Report of a Survey for the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity [microform] / Jane Rosenberg
- Bib ID:
- 5421563
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Rosenberg, Jane
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED225599
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982
- 22 p.
- Summary:
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This paper presents the findings of a 1982 survey of members of the Association of American University Presses and other American book publishing firms with a net worth of of $500,000 or more. A low survey response rate of 25 percent is noted. Survey findings are reported as follows: (1) acid-free paper is used by 65 percent of respondents; (2) of university presses, 85 percent seriously consider preservation in production decisions, but only 39 percent of the other publishers do so; (3) only 25 percent of respondents use groundwood paper; (4) acid-free paper is considered less expensive than other paper by 57 percent of respondents; (5) a willingness to identify the use of acid-free paper in a statement on copyright pages is indicated by 61 percent of publishers; and (6) only 32 percent of respondents say that a report on book papers in the May 29, 1981, Publishers' Weekly influenced their thinking on acid-free paper or introduced the subject to them for the first time. Ten tables of data, four references, a summary of findings, lists of comments received, and a sample survey questionnaire and cover letter are provided. (Author/ESR)
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- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1982
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