id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-13259 Green, Keith An Evaluation of Citation-Return on Reprints 1979-01-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 1343 72 60 College and Research Libraries KEITH GREEN An Evaluation of Citation-Return on Reprints A ten-year retrospective study of reprint distribution and their subsequent citation was undertaken, which indicated that the citation-return on re- prints is low, although distribution of reprints may have aided in increasing the citation rate. Reprints are purchased for distribution often at high cost to either the author in- stitutions or federal and state agencies; in addition, the cost of mailing reprint request cards and reprints increases as postal costs rise. cache/crl-13259.pdf txt/crl-13259.txt