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Download full textWilliams, Gordon; And Others – 1968
The costs of providing access to serial literature in four university research libraries were examined in this study, and a methodology was developed for comparing borrowing costs with the costs of acquisition, cataloging, maintenance, and circulation. Mathematical models are provided by which any library can determine at what frequency of use of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
