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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ531007 |
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| author | Carrigan, Dennis P. |
| author_facet | Carrigan, Dennis P. Carrigan, Dennis P. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Collection Development--Evaluation. Carrigan, Dennis P. Costs Evaluation Methods Evaluation Problems Information Technology Interlibrary Loans Library Circulation Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Statistical Analysis Use Studies Argues that evaluating a library's collection is not an acceptable substitute for evaluating the collection development process and its developers. With increasing materials costs, overselection can be much more serious than underselection. Several useful methods for evaluating collection development incorporate statistics regarding proportional use, circulation ratios, interlibrary loan data, and the byproducts of electronic information technology. (LAM) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1996 |
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| spellingShingle | Collection Development--Evaluation. Carrigan, Dennis P. Costs Evaluation Methods Evaluation Problems Information Technology Interlibrary Loans Library Circulation Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Statistical Analysis Use Studies Collection Development--Evaluation. Carrigan, Dennis P. Costs Evaluation Methods Evaluation Problems Information Technology Interlibrary Loans Library Circulation Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Statistical Analysis Use Studies Argues that evaluating a library's collection is not an acceptable substitute for evaluating the collection development process and its developers. With increasing materials costs, overselection can be much more serious than underselection. Several useful methods for evaluating collection development incorporate statistics regarding proportional use, circulation ratios, interlibrary loan data, and the byproducts of electronic information technology. (LAM) |
| title | Collection Development--Evaluation. |
| topic | Costs Evaluation Methods Evaluation Problems Information Technology Interlibrary Loans Library Circulation Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Statistical Analysis Use Studies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ531007 |