Article Economy Sized at $1.6 Billion.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2001 Infotrieve, the global leader in commercial document delivery, today announced the results of a study on the size of the Article Economy it commissioned from Outsell out·sell tr.v. out·sold , out·sell·ing, out·sells 1. To surpass (another) in an amount sold: a book that outsold all others of its kind. 2. Inc., the highly regarded Information industry research and advisory firm. The results of the survey of both corporate and academic librarians and end users show a growing demand for electronic delivery of journal articles using the Pay-Per-View model. Increases in print journal subscription prices, advances in online document delivery technology, and the growing sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of users and librarians account for this shift in emphasis toward document delivery, particularly electronic delivery. The survey sets the size of the Article Economy at $1.6 billion. The Outsell study points to a significant shift in spending away from subscription-based access toward other means of obtaining articles. Projections show a 4.7% decline in future spending on subscriptions, with document delivery picking up most of the shift in spending. Electronic delivery of articles is expected to grow by 60% in the coming year. Both the corporate and the academic library markets surveyed project an increase in spending on document delivery, including inter-library loan, with demand driven by both librarians and end-users. For the purposes of the study, Outsell defined the Article Economy as including published journal articles, self-published articles, papers from conference proceedings, and chapters from monographs and books. Document delivery was defined as including inter-library loan. Outsell conducted quantitative research Quantitative research Use of advanced econometric and mathematical valuation models to identify the firms with the best possible prospectives. Antithesis of qualitative research. via telephone interviews with 1,517 librarians and end users within the corporate and academic marketplace in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Using specific SIC codes, the corporate market surveyed covered various industry groups with dedicated R & D budgets. The academic portion of the study included ARL ARL - ASSET Reuse Library universities and tier II organizations (next largest universities). The study analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. current and future (one year out) spending patterns, and revealed an overall growth in document delivery, including interlibrary in·ter·li·brar·y adj. Existing or occurring between or involving two or more libraries: an interlibrary loan; an interlibrary network. loan. About Outsell Founded in 1994, Outsell is the only research and advisory firm that focuses exclusively on the Information Content industry, delivering high-quality, fact-based research, analysis, and advice about every aspect of content strategy, deployment and use to a wide range of vendors, buyers, and users of information. Outsell has helped world-class content leaders and Fortune 500 companies increase their understanding of users and end-markets, assess content quality and effectiveness, and develop more successful content products and services. The company is headquartered at 330 Primrose primrose, common name for the genus Primula of the Primulaceae, a family of low perennial herbs with species found on all continents, most frequently in north temperate regions. Road, Suite 510, Burlingame, CA 94010, phone 650/342-6060, fax 650/342-7135, or visit Outsell's Web site at http://www.outsellinc.com. About Infotrieve Launched in 1987, Los Angeles-based Infotrieve is one of the largest independent document delivery and library services companies in the world. Infotrieve's mission is to facilitate efficient, affordable, and innovative methods of distributing published materials while protecting the rights of content creators See content provider. . Infotrieve is fast becoming the market leader in the Article Economy with the delivery of electronic content (eContent). www.infotrieve.com. |
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