Journal Collection Management as a Cumulative Advantage Process.

Bensman, Stephen J.

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ERIC Number: EJ315612

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Publication Date: 1985

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Journal Collection Management as a Cumulative Advantage Process.

Bensman, Stephen J.

College and Research Libraries, v46 n1 p13-29 Jan 1985

Establishes theoretical framework for solution of problem confronting academic libraries--growth in number of journals and surge in prices--by showing how concentration of usage is function of sociobibliometric laws based on cumulative advantage principle. Use of citation indexes in academic evaluation and library collection development is described. (87 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Higher Education, Information Theory, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Periodicals, State of the Art Reviews, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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