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Peer reviewedCarrigan, Dennis P. – Public Libraries, 1995
Narrative text and 6 tables provide information about a survey of 105 libraries on materials spending: number of questionnaires sent and returned; number and percentage of libraries with a materials spending policy; how percentages were determined; average (mean) percentage spent for materials; change in percent spent for materials in recent…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedJanes, Joseph; McClure, Charles R. – Public Libraries, 1999
This preliminary study suggests that the same level of timeliness and accuracy can be obtained for answers to reference questions using resources in freely available World Wide Web sites as with traditional print-based resources. Discusses implications for library collection development, new models of consortia, training needs, and costing and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Costs
