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Peer reviewedSenkevitch, Judith J.; Sweetland, James H. – RQ, 1996
Describes a study that used the OCLC Online Union Catalog to identify those adult fiction books owned by the largest number of public libraries to determine whether a core collection of titles could be identified for use in evaluating adult fiction collections. Future research is recommended and a list of the top 99 titles is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Fiction, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedBudd, John M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Describes a study that was conducted to examine the utility of "Books for College Libraries, 3rd Ed." (BCL3) as a collection development and evaluation tool for academic libraries. Holdings of sample titles from BCL3 in the OCLC Online Union Catalog are examined, and the in-print status of titles is investigated. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, Book Reviews, Correlation
