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Book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Book Collection

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Book Collection written by Primary Research Group Staff and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2018 Edition

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2018 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, based on data from 49 colleges and universities in the USA and Canada, looks closely at academic library plans for print versions of journals, books, newspapers and magazines, directories and maps, drawings, photographs and other materials. The study finds that libraries are shrinking their book collections and that spending on print book collections is declining. Nonetheless, close to 40% of survey participants felt insecure about the perpetual access policies of major eBook vendors, a factor limiting declines in print book collections. The 97-page study also reports on trends and gives data on spending on print journal subscriptions without online access, spending on print directories, maps, newspapers and magazines and other items. Libraries also discuss how they make their culling decisions, whom they consult, how they survey their user base and what their plans are for their print collections in the near future.

Book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2022 Edition

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2022 Edition written by Primary Research Group Inc and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report gives detailed data and commentary from 33 academic libraries about their plans for their print materials, with specific data on books, journals, newspapers and magazines, print photographs, maps and other image-oriented materials, and other print materials. It also gives highly detailed data on the percentage of course reserves materials in print formats; most data sets are for three years, the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years (the third year is estimate), enabling the report's readers to assess the impact of the ongoing pandemic on plans for various print materials. In addition to data, the 78-page study also presents commentary on plans for collection development in each of the major materials areas, with specific commentary for journals, books, newspapers and magazines and photographs, maps and other image-oriented materials.

Book Survey of Academic Library Leadership

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Leadership written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 57-page study presents data from a survey of 96 North American academic library directors, deans and university librarians about their current practices and plans for the print book collection. The study looks at the relative intentions to build the print book vs. the eBook collection, pinpointing the types of college and individuals most likely to build up one or the other, both or neither. Also, the report gives detailed data on the percentage of purchases sourced from Amazon, YBP, and Coutts. The study also presents detailed data on the percentage of overall sales accounted by discretionary books sales, and the percentage accounted for by standing orders. In an open ended question, survey participants discuss how they expect their print book purchasing policies to change over the next few years. In addition, the report relates mean, median, minimum and maximum levels of spending for the institutions sampled, with data for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years"--Publisher's website.

Book Library Collection Development Policy

Download or read book Library Collection Development Policy written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Survey of Academic Libraries 2014 15 Edition

Download or read book The Survey of Academic Libraries 2014 15 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2014-15 Edition looks closely at key benchmarks for academic libraries in areas such as spending for books and e-books, deployment and pay rates for student workers, use of tablet computers, cloud computing and other new technologies, database licensing practices, and much more. The study includes detailed data on overall budgets, capital budgets, salaries and materials spending, and much more of interest to academic librarians and their suppliers. Data in this 200+ page report is broken out by size and type of library for easy benchmarking.

Book Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection

Download or read book Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection written by Suzanne M. Ward and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your institution’s library bursting at the seams with books that have not been touched for decades, microfilm that nobody uses, and print journals that have been superseded by electronic access? Have you wondered how best to identify what physical material to retain and what to withdraw to maintain an inviting collection of relevant material for your users? Then it’s time to rightsize! Ward identifies the challenges and proposes solutions to shaping physical collections for today’s academic library. Filled with sage advice and ready-to-implement guidance, this book Introduces the concept of rightsizing, a strategic and largely automated approach that uses continuous assessment to identify the no- and low-use materials in the collectionWalks you through crafting a rightsizing plan, from developing withdrawal criteria and creating discard lists to managing workflow and disposing of withdrawn materialsShows how to identify stakeholders, plus strategies for winning them overOffers tips for working with consortial partners on collaborative print retention projectsDiscusses how growing electronic collections can enhance legacy print collectionsAdvises what to do with print journals after your library licenses perpetual access rights to the electronic equivalentLooks ahead to the future of physical collections in academic librariesBy learning how to rightsize, you will ensure that your institution’s collection meets the needs of your library’s users.

Book Library Off Site Shelving

Download or read book Library Off Site Shelving written by Danuta A. Nitecki and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2001-06-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As libraries strive to maintain collections with limited space, many have turned to high-efficiency, off-site shelving facilities. This work addresses virtually all major issues in planning, building, and operating high-density storage. Using the Harvard Depository model, but applying the issues and activities to other models as well, a host of contributors cover such issues as governance and cost, design and construction, preservation, selection, pre-shelving preparation, systems, access and management, services, and transportation. An essential guide to anyone considering or involved in high efficiency shelving, this book is also a valuable reference.

Book Survey of Law Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2020 Edition

Download or read book Survey of Law Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 2020 Edition written by Primary Research Group and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library Collection Development for Professional Programs Trends and Best Practices

Download or read book Library Collection Development for Professional Programs Trends and Best Practices written by Holder, Sara and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection development, the process used by librarians to choose items for a particular library or section of a library, can be time-consuming and difficult due to the many factors that must be taken into consideration. Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices addresses the challenging task of collection development in modern academic libraries, which is largely learned on the job. This publication contains practical advice and innovative strategies essential for current collection development librarians and future librarians seeking guidance in this complex position.

Book Academic Library Plans for the Stacks

Download or read book Academic Library Plans for the Stacks written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results of a survey gathering information about the collections in academic libraries and plans for their collections.

Book Patron Driven Acquisitions

Download or read book Patron Driven Acquisitions written by Judith M. Nixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a decade, some academic libraries have been purchasing, rather than borrowing, recently published books requested by their patrons through interlibrary loan. These books had one circulation guaranteed and so appealed to librarians who were concerned about the large percentage of books selected and purchased by librarians but never checked out by their patrons. Early assessments of the projects indicated that patrons selected quality books that in many cases were cross disciplinary and covered emerging areas of scholarly interest. However, now we have a significant database of the ILL purchase records to compare these titles with books selected through normal methods. The projects described in this book present a powerful argument for involving patrons in the book selection process. This book looks at patron-driven acquisitions for printed books at Purdue University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Illinois, as well as exploring new programs that allow patrons to select e-books or participate in other innovative ways in building the library collections. This book was published as a special issue of Collection Management.

Book Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists Biology Medical Sciences

Download or read book Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists Biology Medical Sciences written by Primary Research Group and published by Primary Research Group Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks closely at the collection development and spending plans of library specialists in medicine and biology, predominantly from major academic institutions, but also including some corporate libraries and smaller colleges. The study covers overall budgetary allocations for medicine and biology, with time series data, as well as data for spending on eBooks, books, journals, databases, and other information vehicles. The study also reports on collection development plans for specific subject areas such as oncology, pharmacology, and evolutionary biology, just to name a few. The 100-page study also gives extensive data on the use of institutional digital repositories, trends in information literacy, relations with library patrons and many other areas of interest.