Book Reviews as a Tool for Assessing Publisher Reputation

Reports on the use of book reviews as selection tools to establish the reputations of publishers. Examines the quality of books of several presses, and compares each publisher against a control sample, finding discernible variations in how reviewers express themselves about books. Discusses the rela...

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Veröffentlicht in:	College & research libraries 1999, Vol.60 (2), p.132-142
Hauptverfasser:	Jordy, Matthew L, McGrath, Eileen L, Rutledge, John B
Format:	Review
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abstracts Academic Libraries Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship Authors Collection management Comparative Analysis Computer Oriented Programs Costs Evaluation Evaluation Methods Exact sciences and technology Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Information service management Librarians Library and documentation centre management Library Material Selection Library Personnel Library Services Literature Reviews Publishers Publishing Publishing Industry Ratings & rankings Reputation Reputations Sciences and techniques of general use Selection Criteria Selection Tools
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Zusammenfassung:	Reports on the use of book reviews as selection tools to establish the reputations of publishers. Examines the quality of books of several presses, and compares each publisher against a control sample, finding discernible variations in how reviewers express themselves about books. Discusses the relationship between price and qualit,y and librarians' assessment of quality versus reviewer assessment. (Author/AEF)
ISSN:	0010-0870 2150-6701
DOI:	10.5860/crl.60.2.132