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Schad, Joseph G. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1978
Apportioning materials budgets is a collection development problem. Failure to grasp that fact has, for over 70 years, misdirected efforts to find a workable solution. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Expenditures, Library Materials
Avallone, Susan; Fox, Bette-Lee – Library Journal, 1986
Reports on the third "Library Journal" survey of public and academic audiovisual specialists and media librarians, which focused on the long-term outlook for audiocassette and videocassette collections. The survey covered present and planned budgets, circulation growth, selection criteria, theft, damage, competition from local stores,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Cassettes, Budgets, Censorship
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Wyatt, Neal – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1994
Describes how Randolph-Macon College (VA) started an in-house book mending program. Steps are outlined for establishing a similar program, including identifying and tracking materials; designating a location; and choosing supplies. Information is provided for supplier contacts and instructional resources; and a brief bibliography is appended. (SLW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collections
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Galbreath, Robert – North Carolina Libraries, 1997
Discusses collection management in academic libraries in light of computer-mediated access to remote electronic databases and online resources. Topics include the library collection, ownership of versus access to information, the selection process, collection evaluation, collection development policies, materials budget, serials, and user liaison.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
A table ranking research libraries (both university and non-university libraries) that compares volumes in library, volumes added in 1987-88, current serials, total staff, and total expenditures is presented. (MLW)
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Lewis, Gary A. – 1981
Developed by Radford University to overcome the inadequacies of an acquisition allocation system based on faculty demand, this updated allocation formula considers factors of undergraduate credit person hours, number of declared undergraduate majors, graduate credit person hours, number of graduate majors, average cost weighting, importance of…
Descriptors: Charts, College Libraries, Funding Formulas, Higher Education
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Kao, S. -C.; Chang, H. -C.; Lin, C. -H. – Information Processing & Management, 2003
This model addresses the use of past circulation data to support allocating an academic library acquisition budget. Suggests that the budget allocation should be able to reflect a requirement that the more a department makes use of its acquired materials in the present year, the more it can budget for the coming year. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Decision Making, Higher Education
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Liu, Lewis G. – Library Trends, 2003
This empirical research examined scale economies of academic research libraries and developed a total cost function for estimating economies of scale. Suggests that libraries in general, and academic research libraries in particular, are information provision organizations that provide multiproducts and multiservices. Findings indicate that slight…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economics
Hahn, Doyne M. – 1986
A definition of a pamphlet and a brief discussion of user accessibility to the Bracken Library Reference Service pamphlet collection at Ball state University (Indiana), are followed by the Selection Policy's guidelines, which are designed to ensure a consistent pattern of pamphlet selection. These guidelines cover types of materials to be…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Higher Education, Information Sources
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Smith, Dennis – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Examines steps taken by the University of California to establish an adequate base library book budget and to measure price increase needs to maintain budgeted acquisition rates. The Voigt/Susskind Acquisitions Model, securing adequate funding for price increase needs, and the university's price increase justification are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Cost Estimates, Costs
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Brownson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Discusses selection policies for library acquisitions and describes a quantitative model that explains variations in expenditures by subject that was developed at Arizona State University. The link between policy and selection practice is discussed, allocation formulas are examined, and further research topics are suggested. (57 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
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Metz, Paul – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1992
Rampant inflation in serials' pricing is forcing many academic libraries to initiate serials cancellation projects. If libraries plan carefully and involve faculty throughout the process, serials can be canceled without excessive damage to the collection or to the library's relationship with the rest of the college. (six references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Financial Exigency, Guidelines
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Kellerman, L. Suzanne – Library Resources & Technical Services, 2002
Describes the in-house operational procedures developed at the Penn State University libraries to produce facsimiles of hard-to-locate, out-of-print titles using digital scanning technologies. Highlights include identification and selection, costs, copyright issues, interlibrary loan, materials preparation, and future trends. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Costs, Futures (of Society)
Albanese, Andrew Richard – Library Journal, 2001
This academic library book buying survey examines full-text databases; electronic journals; top circulating subjects; price increases for serials and resulting subscription cuts; the influence of digital choices on purchasing decisions; circulation versus use statistics; and electronic books. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries
Kriz, Harry M. – Engineering Education, 1975
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Engineering Education, Expenditures, Higher Education
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