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Download full textLibrary Research Service, 2009
Issues 266 through 282 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2009 include interlibrary loan in academic libraries, public librarian salaries, book, newspaper, and periodical prices from 2004 to…
Descriptors: Library Research, User Satisfaction (Information), Outcomes of Education, Public Libraries
Kordish, Heike – 1976
Important to the cost analysis process is prior consideration and precise description of the scope of the activity and the tasks to be included so that proper methodology can be applied and the data can be collected with consistency and accuracy. The preparatory steps involved in doing a cost study, particularly in the area of cataloging in a…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Collection
Lawrence, Gary S.; Oja, Anne R. – 1979
A cost analysis of the problem of growing library collections shows that it is more desirable, economically and academically, to establish regional compact shelving facilities for infrequently used library materials than to discard the materials. This report develops and applies a cost model--based on the Palmour Cost Model--which examines the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Collection, Library Administration
Peer reviewedKingma, Bruce R.; McCombs, Gillian M. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Identifies and documents the economic costs of faculty status for academic librarians. Costs include travel expenses for conferences, resources for writing papers and sending surveys, and other research. Encourages campus and library managers to employ economic principles as a methodology by which to analyze their institutions. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Conferences, Costs
Roche, Marilyn M. – 1993
The purpose of this study is to provide data for making decisions on whether to buy or borrow research materials and whether to use fee-based suppliers or interlibrary loan for obtaining photocopied materials. The study is based on 1991 information collected in a survey of 76 U.S. and Canadian research libraries. The cost per transaction is broken…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Equipment, Graphs
Direct linkWarner, David – Journal of Access Services, 2005
Rutgers University Libraries are using a Microsoft Access database to track the purchase of books requested by teaching faculty for use in the Reserve Collection. Reports are generated which show what is purchased, how money was spent. Combined with circulation figures and LC Subject areas, the database provides documentation of library support of…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Databases, Library Materials
