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Main Author: Schrift, Leonard
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1993
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ479745
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  • Is It Possible to Develop Libraries without Resources? Schrift, Leonard Academic Libraries Change Economic Factors Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Collection Development Library Collections Library Expenditures Publications Publishing Industry Resources Discusses acquisitions budgets, price increases, and their effect on academic library collections, based on the broader economic situation. Topics addressed include changes in the publishing industry; the increasing numbers of publications; the role of technology; ineffective responses of libraries; and the need for libraries to change their collection development goals. (LRW)