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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
Assessing University Library Print Book Collections and Deselection: A Case Study at the National University of Ireland Maynooth
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Murphy, Elizabeth – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2013
This article discusses an assessment and deselection project of the modern print book collections in the John Paul II Library, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Following a contextual introduction and literature review, the article outlines the methodology, presents and discusses the results, and concludes with lessons learned. Although…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Case Studies, Library Materials, Library Research
What's the Big Deal? Collection Evaluation at the National Level
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Jurczyk, Eva; Jacobs, Pamela – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
This article discusses a project undertaken to assess the journals in a Big Deal package by applying a weighted value algorithm measuring quality, utility, and value of individual titles. Carried out by a national library consortium in Canada, the project confirmed the value of the Big Deal package while providing a quantitative approach for…
Descriptors: National Standards, Measurement Techniques, Quality Assurance, Use Studies
Some Measures of Cost Effectiveness in Library Collections.
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Hamaker, Charles A. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Describes measures of cost effectiveness that are useful for academic library collections, based on experiences at the Louisiana State University libraries. Highlights include circulation analysis of newly cataloged books; current periodical use compared to cost; faculty ranking of journals; and circulation patterns (i.e., use versus cost and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Higher Education
Access versus Holdings: Document Delivery Realities.
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Boyle, Frances; Davies, Mary – Electronic Library, 1999
Discussion of access versus holdings of academic library materials and the performance of document-delivery services focuses on work at the University of Liverpool (United Kingdom) that is investigating existing and future document supply services, including costs. Expresses concern regarding the low level of subject coverage by many of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Document Delivery
Mechanical Selection.
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Brownson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
Defines mechanical and expert selection of library materials and investigates the usefulness of mechanical selection in three test cases involving popular novels, German literature, and contemporary poetry. The cost of mechanical selection is examined and more quantification in selection practice is recommended. Data are presented in eight tables,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
Improving Access to Periodicals: A Cooperative Collection Management Project.
Kachel, Debra E. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) public library, which receives many school districts' interlibrary loan requests, experienced a 100% increase in periodical article requests. Working cooperatively, school and public librarians developed a LSCA Title II grant to study magazine usage to make cost-effective decisions about improving timely access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making