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Cost Differentials between E-Books and Print in Academic Libraries
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Bailey, Timothy P.; Scott, Amanda L.; Best, Rickey D. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Academic libraries continue to face funding pressures compounded by the need to provide students with access to electronic resources, both in journal and book formats. With space constraints and the need to repurpose library space to other uses, libraries must carefully examine the move to e-only formats for books to determine if the format makes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Printed Materials
Navigating to the Future: Understanding Common Tasks in a Multi-Campus Environment in the Dramatically Changing Acquisition World
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Bock, Julia; Burgos-Mira, Rosemary – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2010
In the context of a diverse, multi-campus university, this study discusses historical factors and recent changes in scholarly communication and the economic impact of these changes as we seek to forge stronger cooperation among our campuses. After consulting literature, the authors found that issues relating to acquisitions of multi-campus…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Library Services, Technology Uses in Education
The Acquisition of E-Books in the Libraries of the Swedish Higher Education Institutions
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Maceviciute, Elena; Borg, Martin; Kuzminiene, Ramune; Konrad, Katie – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: Our aim is to compare the advantages and problems of e-book acquisition identified in research literature to those experienced by two Swedish university libraries. Method: A literature review was used to identify the main issues related to acquisition of e-books by academic libraries. The data for comparison were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Learning
Library Automation Alternatives in 1996 and User Satisfaction Ratings of Library Users by Operating System.
Cibbarelli, Pamela – Computers in Libraries, 1996
Examines library automation product introductions and conversions to new operating systems. Compares user satisfaction ratings of the following library software packages: DOS/Windows, UNIX, Macintosh, and DEC VAX/VMS. Software is rated according to documentation, service/support, training, product reliability, product capabilities, ease of use,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Information Technology, Library Automation
Selecting Electronic Alternatives.
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Meyer, Richard W. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Offers a model for choosing among CD-ROM, end user access, mediated online searching, or locally mounted files as alternatives for extending online catalogs and replacing printed indexes. Estimates of demand and comparisons of costs made at Trinity and Clemson Universities provide a quantitative framework for selection. (Contains four references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases
Evolution & Status of Approval Plans. SPEC Kit 221.
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Flood, Susan, Comp. – 1997
This report documents the results of a survey on the current use and management of approval plans, and compares them with similar studies published in SPEC kits in 1982 and 1988. Overall, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions still consider approval plans to be efficient and cost effective. Survey results include: (1) the percentage…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education