Evaluating the Collection of a Two-Year Branch Campus by Using Textbook Citations.

Currie, William W.

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ERIC Number: EJ401156

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Publication Date: 1989

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Evaluating the Collection of a Two-Year Branch Campus by Using Textbook Citations.

Currie, William W.

Community & Junior College Libraries, v6 n2 p75-79 1989

Describes the method used by Firelands College (Ohio) to evaluate its book, periodical, and government document collections. The study investigated whether 30 percent of the references cited in students' texts could be found in the campus library and whether 70 percent could be found there or in the main campus library. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Standards, Two Year Colleges, User Needs (Information)

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Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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