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Peer reviewedClapp, Verner W.; Jordan, Robert T. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Reprint of a 1964 article by David Kaser which presented mathematical formulas for estimating the collection sizes (in volumes) required to ensure minimum adequacy of academic library collections at institutions with widely different characteristics. Current article presents new formulas and illustrates their application at specific institutions.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
