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Serial Cuts vs. Public Service: A Formula
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Holland, Maurita Peterson – College and Research Libraries, 1976
A formula, based on access time, measures the effect of serials budget reduction on public service. It provides librarians with sound justification for major budget cuts. (Author)
Descriptors: Budgets, Decision Making, Library Expenditures, Library Services
On-Line Search Services: Implications for Libraries and Library Users
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Cogswell, James A. – College and Research Libraries, 1978
As users become aware of the complexities of information handling, there is greater acceptance of fees for online searching. This results in accelerated demands upon supportive services, the cost of maintaining services increases, and libraries must charge fees to minimize these costs. The trend toward personalized services for individual users…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Fees, Information Retrieval
Special Collections of Black Literature in the Traditionally Black College
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Smith, Jessie Carney – College and Research Libraries, 1974
A study of Black literature collections, including their organization, administration, financing, and development. (PF)
Descriptors: African Literature, Black Colleges, Black Institutions, Black Literature
CD-ROMs in Academic Libraries: A Survey.
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Budd, John M.; Williams, Karen A. – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Describes a study of the current usage and status of CD-ROM products. Results of a survey of academic and research libraries that covered products owned or subscribed to, how they are paid for, numbers of workstations, usage, and cost are reported. The years 1984-85 and 1989-90 are compared. Cancellation of print sources is also addressed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Budgets, Comparative Analysis