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Not disclosed - libraryjournal.com
Depends. Buy it if you're a librarian doing collection development or a publisher targeting the library market — it's the trade publication of record since 1876. It is not software; if you're shopping for a tool, there is nothing here to deploy or integrate.
Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; this is a trade publication, not a software product.
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medium
No published rates — you must hand over contact info to get pricing.
medium
Summits and courses are separately ticketed events, not included with subscription.
medium
Guess: full review archive likely gated despite the free access account.
low
Digital access routes through EBSCO Flipster and institutional subscription channels.
Feature depth: 4/5
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Starting price
10
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No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Librarians treat Library Journal reviews as a standard collection-development source, while self-published authors debate how to earn its attention.
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Trade publication (since 1876), not software. Worth it for librarians and library-market publishers; irrelevant for tool shoppers.
Based on ~15 public sources; this is a trade publication, not a software product.
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