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Main Author: Payson, Evelyn
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ536168
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  • The Vertical File: Retain or Discard? Payson, Evelyn Academic Libraries Access to Information Cataloging Cost Effectiveness Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Library Surveys Library Technical Processes Tables (Data) Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) This study discusses the costs and benefits of vertical files and analyzes the results of a survey sent to 171 academic libraries that investigated vertical file practices. Topics include usefulness and user satisfaction; processing problems; access to vertical file material; and future possibilities. (Author/LRW)