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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1992
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ454693 |
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Table of Contents:
- Improving Return on Investment: A Proposal for Allocating the Book Budget. Carrigan, Dennis P. Budgeting Economic Factors Electronic Libraries Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Circulation Library Collections Library Expenditures Library Services Library Statistics Monographs Periodicals Ratios (Mathematics) Resource Allocation Use Studies Users (Information) Discussion of allocation of library acquisitions budgets, especially for monographs, focuses on the proportional use statistic (i.e., a value that compares circulation and holdings in a subject area). Topics addressed include economics; benefits that libraries provide; use of the collection by patrons; computers as aids to resource allocation; monitoring journal use; and electronic information. (30 references) (LRW)