Librarians have long used data to describe their collections. Traditional measures have simply been inputs and outputs: volumes acquired, processed, owned, or circulated. With the growth since the 1990s of cultures of assessment, librarians have sought statistics that are evaluative rather than simp
Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Guide and Annotated Bibliography
โ Scribed by Thomas Nisonger
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 287
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Detailed annotations (100-150 words) on some 500 items focus on articles, books, and book chapters published from 1980 through 1991 and important classic items published prior to 1980. With both scholarly/theoretical and practical how-to perspectives, the book covers material concerning research, university, college, community college, and special libraries. Major chapters discuss an overview of the collection evaluation process, methods and methodology, use studies, availability studies, the RLG Conspectus, serials evaluation (including serials review case studies), citation analysis (including structure of disciplines), journal ranking, standards, and application of automation to the collection evaluation process. The book will be useful to academic library practitioners, students, teachers, and researchers in library and information science education.
โฆ Subjects
Art & Photography;Bibliographies & Indexes;Writing, Research & Publishing Guides;Reference;Science;Bibliographies & Indexes;Writing, Research & Publishing Guides;Reference;Academic Libraries;Library & Information Science;Social Sciences;Politics & Social Sciences;Collection Development;Library & Information Science;Social Sciences;Politics & Social Sciences;Library Management;Library & Information Science;Social Sciences;Politics & Social Sciences;General;Library & Information Science;Social Sci
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