RE: funny story about AER (was ASSA session cuts)

[Rosser Jr, John Barkley]

     I should have noted that the letter was a copy (also 
sent to the ICARE list) that was sent to John Siegfried, 
Secretary of the AEA.  I only learned from John Adams that 
he was the official author of the dump letter.  I went to 
grad school (U-Wisconsin-Madison) with him, so took the 
opportunity to make a more direct appeal.
Barkley Rosser
On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:27:00 -0500 "Fellows, Jeffrey" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> A few years back, the University of Utah library tried to use journal
> usage as a method of deciding which journal subscriptions to maintain.
> They told patrons to leave the journals on the tables after examination,
> instead of reshelving them. After a period of time, the library began
> labelling the journals which were to have their subscriptions cancelled.
> The AER was on the list!
> 
> As a qualifier, I think many of the few mainstream faculty (and the
> department) had the AER in their offices. I do doubt the AER was allowed
> to be cancelled, external program review problems and such, but it was a
> hoot to see the cancellation notice. I bet similar use studies (crude as
> it was) would produce the same results at many mainstream schools.
> 
> Jeff
>  ----------
> From: Colin Danby
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: ASSA session cuts
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 9:11PM
> 
> Barkley:
> 
> Great letter.  Is there any value in having more of us
> unwashed types write in support?  If so can you post a
> name and address to write to?
> 
> Thanks, Colin
> 
> PS If AEA is busily stifling us hets is there any good
> reason to remain a member?  I could easily manage
> without my own copies of its ubiquitous (& iniquitous)
> journals.

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Rosser Jr, John Barkley
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