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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1979
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED203852 |
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- Monitoring Book Losses in a Large Academic Library: Four Methods. Pinzelik, Barbara Academic Libraries Books Facility Inventory Higher Education History Library Circulation Library Collections Library Materials Methods Stealing Tables (Data) This report describes the methods used to monitor the loss of library materials at Purdue University's General Library during the last 20 years. Data are provided on the following: a complete facility inventory taken in 1959; spot checks of high loss areas made on the basis of patron requests; an availability study in which patrons revealed the types of problems users found in searching for materials; and a sample inventory taken with the aid of OCLC tapes. A bibliography lists seven references. (FM)