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Peer reviewedHamaker, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the use of library management data, particularly circulation data, in making selection decisions for library collection development based on experiences at Louisiana State University. Development of a collection based on actual use rather than perceived research needs is considered, and the decision-making process for serials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedBrudvig, Glenn L. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Describes the development of California Institute of Technology Libraries' local database of articles from science and engineering journals and its integrated document request and delivery feature. It is noted that not all journals received by the libraries are in the database, backfiles are limited, and coverage is not comprehensive. (five…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Design
