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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:46:00 CDT
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- Subject: Working Papers Clearinghouse
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- I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
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- Date: 22-Jan-1993 10:24am GMT
- From: RON ALLEN
- ALLEN
- Dept: Library
- Tel No: 935-6739
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- TO: Remote Addressee ( _jnet%"BUSLIB-L@IDBSU" )
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- Subject: Working Papers Clearinghouse
-
- I would like to survey this group on whether there is an interest in
- having a clearinghouse for Working Papers in Business (it is a
- variation on what was recently sent regarding a clearinghouse at
- Warwick for papers in economics). It would have the following
- functions:
-
- * ACQUISITION/PRODUCTION - The Olin School of Business at
- Washington University in St. Louis would collect working papers from
- the major business schools and produce microfiche copies of them. We
- would also produce a cumulative index to the set (author, title,
- institution and perhaps a keyword index).
-
- * DISTRIBUTION/PROMOTION - The microfiche set would be
- available for sale (the price would depend on the number of
- institutions submitting working papers and the total number of
- papers). For this survey, assume that we would begin with about 30
- institutions and over time expand to 50 or more with a price range of
- $500-$900/year). Photocopies of individual working papers would be
- available to individuals and institutions (the price would be in the
- $5 -$9/range per working paper). Faculty and other researchers would
- be made aware of the clearinghouse through publications such as
- Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics published by Cambridge
- University Press which may expand to include working papers in
- business. Other means such as news items and articles in library and
- academic business publications would be utilized as well. For this
- survey, assume that all copyright clearances have been obtained.
-
- You may send your responses directly to me and I will provide a
- cumulated tally and feedback for readers of this list. This survey
- is directed to college and university business librarians since I
- assume that most public and corporate business librarians have no
- interest in this area.
-
- You may respond at length or simply indicate one of the following:
-
- 1) Am interested in seeing such a clearinghouse developed
- and anticipate purchasing the microfiche set.
-
- 2) The clearinghouse sounds like a good idea but I do not
- anticipate purchasing the microfiche set. We may use
- the clearinghouse to acquire specific working papers.
-
- 3) Do not feel the clearinghouse as described would be of
- value to our institution and do not anticipate making
- any use of it.
-
- I would appreciate any other comments you have regarding the value of
- such a clearinghouse.
-
- A final note. The idea of having working papers distributed on
- microfiche and photocopies is based on practicality. The ideal would
- be to have the working papers online in full text but my feeling is
- that it is not currently feasible. Any modifications which you feel
- would improve the concept I have described would be greatly
- appreciated.
-
- Thanks for your help.
-
- Bitnet: ALLEN@WUOLIN or Internet: ALLEN@SIMON.WUSTL.EDU
-