Ownership versus Access and Low-Use Periodical Titles.

Gossen, Eleanor A.; Irving, Suzanne

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ERIC Number: EJ497907

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Publication Date: 1995

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Ownership versus Access and Low-Use Periodical Titles.

Gossen, Eleanor A.; Irving, Suzanne

Library Resources & Technical Services, v39 n1 p43-52 Jan 1995

Explores the question of the cost effectiveness of ownership versus access to low-use serials using data collected during a use study at the State University of New York at Albany and from a national cost study. Discussion includes interlibrary loan, document delivery services, and the impact of cancellations on user's needs. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collection Development, Ownership, Scholarly Journals, Tables (Data), Use Studies, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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