http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b91ecc3a447780fdbf12cea7941ffa87.pdf 832148cc819bf1da265b5eeb94f4bc5e PDF Text Text April 5, 1991 Ms. Rita Scheman Raven Press 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York City 10036 Dear Rita, am responding to your request for advice regarding the publication of the 1990 ACNP Satellite Conference proceedings on the development of new antipsychotic medications. am well acquainted with the organizers of the meeting and with most of the participants. believe that this symposium was Sandoz-supported (possibly with contributions from other drug manufacturers). As such, the main thrust was an exposure by laboratory researchers of their newest putative antipsychotic entities. These substances have been selected for their similarities in pharmacology to that of clozapine, which is being touted as a major advance in psychopharmacology [which it is not]. I I I As is generally true for such proceedings, the better material will be published in refereed journals; the material in the book will be either re-hashes or so preliminary that it would usually not pass muster before responsible editors. To answer your specific queries: 1. no comment 2. No. 3. Yes. 4. No. It is not clear from the outline for whom such a book would be intended. Libraries are cutting back on their purchases, and if were asked by my librarian, would surely not approve the purchase of such a melange. Especially, if had to choose between such books and journal subscriptions (as have been asked each of the past two years). presume the main market is the researchers themselves (and their mothers) and industry libraries. Such a market seems limited, and such a book will probably require considerable subvention. I I I l I �Ms. Rita Scheman Page 2 Two attitudes regarding publication seem reasonable. A non-judgmental attitude would argue that such preliminary material may stimulate research and eventually lead to new drug therapies. But the critical publisher would know that the best material, the most illuminating and stimulating, will be published in the main journals, and that nothing will be lost by denying this publication in a book form, with limited distribution and limited (to no) indexing. A more cynical attitude may also be taken. Since these articles were selected with the support and encouragement of the pharmaceutical industry, and since the industry will gain the most benefit from such a book [they will surely peddle it to the FDA and their Boards of Directors as evidence of ’scientific’ validity], there is no reason why Raven Press should not publish the book provided the industry guarantees the purchase of sufficient copies for their use and distribution, or a sufficient subvention to justify this type of selfadulatory and limited interest publication. I trust these comments are helpful. My best regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Scherman, Rita Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-032-2-057 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence