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Developing a Library Microcomputing Profile: 101 Spectra to Be Used in Analysis by Microcomputer Managers.
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Grass, Charlene – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Presents 101 variables for use in developing a microcomputing profile and determining the type of microcomputing management appropriate for a library. Variables are presented in 16 categories, including the larger institutional, library, and financial profiles; administration's stance on microcomputing; user profiles; training and support for…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Software, Guidelines, Information Services
Annual Survey of Serials Collection Assessment Programs, Practices, and Policies in Academic Libraries--1991-1992.
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Alexander, Adrian W.; Smith, James L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes a survey of academic libraries that explored serials collection assessment. Highlights include serials budget allocations; serials cancellation projects; changes in ratio of allocation by subject area; use of computers for serials collection assessment; use of vendors, especially for statistics; and future plans for collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
What's Your Money Worth? Materials Budgets and the Selection and Evaluation of Book and Serial Vendors.
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Barker, Joseph W. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses budgets for library materials and how to select and evaluate book and serial vendors. Trends in automation, publishing, and economics that affect both libraries and vendors are discussed; and examples from the University of California at Berkeley that include serials service charges and approval plan discounts are presented. (six…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors