Get the experts' perspective on the top journals of the 20th
century! The Journals of the Century project gathered some of
America's top subject expert librarians to determine the most
influential journals in their respective fields. Thirty-two
contributing authors-led by Editor Tony Stankus-reviewed journals
from over 20 countries that have successfully shaped the evolution
of their individual specialties worldwide. Their choices reflect
the history of each discipline or profession, taking into account
rivalries between universities, professional societies, for-profit
and not-for-profit publishers, and even nation-states and
international ideologies, in each journal's quest for reputational
dominance. Each journal was judged using criteria such as longevity
of publication, foresight in carving out its niche, ability to
attract & sustain professional or academic affiliations,
opinion leadership or agenda-setting power, and ongoing criticality
to the study or practice of their field. Journals of the Century
presents wholly independent reviewers; none are in the employ of
any publisher, but each is fully credentialed and well published,
and many are award-winners. The authors guide college and
professional school librarians on limited budgets via an exposition
of their analytical and critical winnowing process in determining
the classic resources for their faculty, students, and working
professional clientele. The chapters are logically grouped together
in six clusters that reflect the commonly shared interests of
library liaisons and the range of like-minded academic departments
they typically serve. These clusters include: The Helping
Professionals (chapters on social work, education, psychology,
sociology, and library and information sciences) Music, Museums,
and Methodists (chapters on visual arts, anthropology, archaeology,
philosophy, and the American religious experience) Business and Law
(chapters on business and economics, plus legal literature) War and
Peace (chapters on modern history, political science and
international relations, and military affairs) Physical Sciences
and Engineering (chapters on mathematics and the physical sciences
as well as engineering and computer science) Life, Health, and
Agriculture (chapters on medicine and surgery, pharmacy, physical
therapy and nutrition, agriculture, and veterinary medicine)
Journals of the Century answers questions such as: Which university
press leads in high-ranking titles in the helping professions? In
what crime-fighting journal, ironically mentioned within the Music,
Museums, and Methodists cluster, do anthropologists routinely
publish? What two journals cover the biggest yearly expense of most
working Americans and rankly highly within both chapters of the
Business and Law cluster? What family of British publications has
remained indispensable reading for political and military readers
for over a century in the War and Peace Cluster? What society in
the Physical Sciences and Engineering cluster publishes more
journals than any other publisher in this book, covering topics
from light bulbs and computers to MRIs and windmills? What
one-word-titled journal has joined the venerable pair of Nature and
Science as the most important reporters of world-class
breakthroughs in basic biomedical science? and many, many more!
Journals of the Century includes extensive commentaries on each
cluster by the editor, with graphical representations by world
regions and publishing sectors contributing to each chapter. ISSN
numbers for print editions, and URL addresses for online editions
are provided in a comprehensive title index. This unique book is an
essential resource for serials librarians in academia, new
reference librarians familiarizing themselves with classic titles,
and collection evaluators and college accreditation examiners.
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