A Cost Comparison of Alternative Book Storage Strategies.

Cooper, Michael D.

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ERIC Number: EJ398105

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Cost Comparison of Alternative Book Storage Strategies.

Cooper, Michael D.

Library Quarterly, v59 n3 p239-60 Jul 1989

Develops a cost methodology to use in deciding location, type of access, and type of shelving to augment existing stacks in the library. Library and user costs are included in the model and cost comparisons between alternative strategies are made. Data from a specific case study are used to illustrate the model. (22 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Library Collections, Library Facilities, Models, Storage, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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