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Henderson, Kittie S.; Bosch, Stephen – Library Journal, 2010
The year 2009 will be remembered as one of angst, with the economy dominating news around the world. Few libraries were immune to the extraordinary financial pressures. The library marketplace by year's end was in a weakened position, with prospects of a long recovery at best. Concern persists that even deeper budget cuts will come when federal…
Descriptors: Libraries, Cost Indexes, Economic Impact, Expenditures
Lance, Keith Curry; Lyons, Ray – Library Journal, 2008
As published critics of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR), the authors propose a new ranking system that focuses more transparently on ranking libraries based on their performance. These annual rankings are intended to contribute to self-evaluation and peer comparison, prompt questions about the statistics and how to improve them,…
Descriptors: Computers, Public Libraries, Statistics, Library Services
Brown, Norman B.; Phillips, Jane – Library Journal, 1981
Prices for U.S. periodical and serial services reveal 13.3 and 13.2 percent increases respectively over 1980 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1970 and compared against 1967-69, 1977-79, and 1977 indexing bases. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Periodicals, Serials, Tables (Data)
Van Orsdel, Lee C.; Born, Kathleen – Library Journal, 2006
This article, based on the Periodicals Prices Survey of 2006, evaluates the changing trends of electronic periodical marketplace in 2006 and indicates what to expect in 2007. The 2005-2006 academic year was one of competing realities: the buying and selling of electronic journals continued apace, while the posting and crawling of every kind of…
Descriptors: Internet, Electronic Journals, Publishing Industry, Electronic Publishing
Schlipf, Frederick A.; Brown, Jeanne Owen – Library Journal, 1985
Describes cooperative approach to municipal documents control by Urbana Free Library (Illinois) and City of Urbana. Highlights include basic elements (organizing documents into numbered series, microfilming, producing microfiche for distribution, computer-assisted indexing, providing access to indexing by computer-output microfiche and online…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cooperative Programs, Government Publications, Indexes