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Peer reviewedZhang, Hongyang; Webb, T. D. – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Explains President Clinton's donation of books about the United States to the Peking University Library and compares it to a donation of Chinese books from the Peking University library to the library of Kapiolani Community College (Hawaii). Suggests appropriate directions for U.S.-China academic library cooperation and for international academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, International Programs
Peer reviewedSchmidt, Karen A. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
A comparison of subject- and publisher-based book approval plans for academic libraries found publisher-based plans to be more successful for purchasing domestic publications, and subject-based plans for international ones. Library collections, organization, and vagaries of the publishing industry form the basis for selecting the plan which is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedGangl, Susan Diane – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1991
Describes SCOPE (Selectors with Collection Overlap in Psychology Entente), a project developed at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to identify gaps and overlaps in psychology collection development. A worksheet used both to compare collections and to meet the needs of RLG (Research Libraries Group) requirements is explained. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Dillon, Martin; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1988
Describes a prototype automated collection analysis system developed at OCLC that allows a library to compare its collection with both predefined and evaluator defined peer groups. Eight library applications for such comparisons are listed, and the system design goals and areas needing further development are discussed. (five references)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Library Automation
Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G. – Searcher, 1999
Examines Web sites that provide bibliographic information useful to librarians as well as to end users, some for free and some that charge fees. Highlights include the possibility of canceling database subscriptions; information quality on free Web databases; retrieval-based comparisons between free and fee-based databases; and document delivery…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Perceptions vs. Use: Comparing Faculty Evaluations of Journal Titles with Faculty and Student Usage.
Peer reviewedJoswick, Kathleen E.; Stierman, Jeanne Koekkoek – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Faculty at Western Illinois University were asked to share in the library's journal deselection responsibility by ranking the library's journals by importance. These rankings were then compared to student use of the same journals. Results indicate that journals that were frequently cited or retrieved by students were highly ranked by the faculty.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBentley, Stella; Farrell, David – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1985
The crisis in collection development afflicting most members of Association of Research Libraries since the 1970s moved Indiana University Libraries to undertake a rationalization of their budget allocation procedure in light of a comparative study of peer institutions and to draft a new policy based on regional cooperation. (6 references)…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedKennedy, John; Lonsdale, Ray – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Compares and analyzes two collection development courses for undergraduates offered through distance education, one at the University of Wales Aberystwyth (United Kingdom) and one at Charles Sturt University (Australia). Discusses the changes that electronic technology are bringing to collection development and to distance learning. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNalen, James E. – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2001
This annotated bibliography focuses on resources for the study of international elections and electoral systems and outcomes that will be useful for collection development and for answering reference questions about foreign elections. Discusses comparative politics, comparative elections, and possible electoral reform. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Elections, Global Approach
Peer reviewedHolmberg, Melissa – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 2000
Analyzes the ways publishers' Web sites can be used by librarians to locate additional science and technology reference materials which fall within budget constraints while meeting the needs of the patrons. Reviews specific publishers' Web sites to compare features and show how they differ. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Materials
Craver, Kathleen W. – Book Report, 1985
Describes qualitative evaluation of library holdings in a high school science collection that involved two methods: impressionistic method (relies on professional judgement of subject specialists, librarians, or scholars to evaluate collection); list-checking (compared holdings with "American Association for the Advancement of Science Book…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedWeatherly, C. Diann – Journal of Government Information, 1996
Offers a case study of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, library without depository status, which maintains a government documents collection through microfiche and subscriptions and compares it to depository libraries in terms of staff, shelving, binding, collection analysis, and quality of service. The future of electronic government…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Depository Libraries
Peer reviewedScully, Paul – Australian Library Journal, 1999
Identifies the main costs in on-site and off-site (remote electronic publications) public library collections and specifies the main challenges in an on-site/off-site collection strategy. Presents a costs identification table, table of direct costs, and costs and user-levels table. Considers cost trends and discusses advantages and disadvantages…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Electronic Journals
Peer reviewedBrennan, Patricia B. M.; Burkhardt, Joanna; McMullen, Susan; Wallace, Marla – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1999
Describes the experiences of Rhode Island's Higher Education Library Information Network (HELIN) Consortium in purchasing electronic journals and databases. Discusses criteria and guidelines developed to help in the decision making process, including coverage, indexing, search features, help features, screen design, full text availability,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Consortia
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