Evaluating Membership in a Resource-Sharing Program: The Center for Research Libraries.

Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke

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Publication Date: 1988

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Evaluating Membership in a Resource-Sharing Program: The Center for Research Libraries.

Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke

College and Research Libraries, v49 n5 p409-24 Sep 1988

Examines arguments in favor of membership in the Center for Research Libraries in light of changing collections and services, the cooperative collection development environment, and the needs of research libraries. The discussion covers classic arguments for participation and methods for assessing the value of four membership benefits. (76 notes with references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Research Libraries, Shared Library Resources, User Satisfaction (Information)

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