The Vertical File: Retain or Discard?.

Payson, Evelyn

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ERIC Number: EJ536168

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Vertical File: Retain or Discard?

Payson, Evelyn

College & Research Libraries, v56 n5 p423-32 Sep 1995

This study discusses the costs and benefits of vertical files and analyzes the results of a survey sent to 171 academic libraries that investigated vertical file practices. Topics include usefulness and user satisfaction; processing problems; access to vertical file material; and future possibilities. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys, Library Technical Processes, Tables (Data), Use Studies, User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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