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Peer reviewedPacker, Donna – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Examined the effect of an interdisciplinary Web-based citation database with full text, the ProQuest Research Library, on the Western State University library's acquisitions allocation plan. Used list price of full-text journals to calculate increases in acquisitions funding. A list of articles discussing formula allocation is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedHerrera, Gail; Aldana, Lynda – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Describes a project at the University of Mississippi Libraries to catalog purchased electronic resources so that access to these resources is available only via the Web-based library catalog. Discusses collaboration between cataloging and systems personnel; and describes the MARC catalog record field that contains the information needed to locate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCampbell, Jerry D. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Considers the need for reliable, scholarly access to the Web and suggests that the Association for Research Libraries, in partnership with OCLC and the Library of Congress, develop a so-called scholar's portal. Topics include quality content; enhanced library services; and gateway functions, including access to commercial databases and focused…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Content Analysis, Databases
Peer reviewedDillon, Irma F.; Hahn, Karla L. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Discusses results of a Web-based survey conducted by the University of Maryland libraries among faculty and graduate students to determine their views on and use of electronic journals. Distinguishes between print and electronic format preferences for journals most central to research as well as less important titles, and includes copies of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedThompson, Christen – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Reviews studies of student usage of the Internet to determine how they use the Web for research. Preliminary data suggest the majority of students begin a research assignment with the Internet, most often with a commercial search engine. Undetermined is whether students have adequate information literacy skills to find authoritative information…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedCohen, Laura B. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Proposes a two-tiered model for analyzing web site usage statistics for academic libraries: one tier for library administrators that analyzes measures indicating library use, and a second tier for web site managers that analyzes measures aiding in server maintenance and site design. Discusses the technology of web site usage statistics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Information Seeking
