Methods and strategies for creating a culture of collections assessment at comprehensive universities

Heath Martin; Kimberley Robles-Smith; Julie Garrison; Doug Way

doi:10.1080/19411260903466269

Methods and strategies for creating a culture of collections assessment at comprehensive universities

Heath Martin, Kimberley Robles-Smith, Julie Garrison, Doug Way

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Abstract

Differing from those of their liberal arts and Association of Research Libraries counterparts, today's comprehensive universities face a variety of unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to assessing their collections. This article looks at the different needs and interests of comprehensive universities and focuses on the challenges faced in evaluating collections in three distinct university library settings. Case studies from individual universities will be used to examine issues regarding different means of assessing electronic book collections, collection development policies, and library databases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-236
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
Volume	21
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19411260903466269
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Acquisitions
Assessment
Case studies
Collection development
Comprehensive universities
Databases
Electronic resources
Policy

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Information Systems
Library and Information Sciences

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