Building a Better Library Collection: The CACD Way.

Wood, Richard J.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Building a Better Library Collection: The CACD Way.

Wood, Richard J.

Library Software Review, v15 n1 p4-24 Spr 1996

Describes the Collection Analysis CD (CACD) developed by Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the Amigos Bibliographic Council to help libraries, especially academic libraries, analyze their book collections. Use of the CACD for pointing out gaps in the collection and areas of overlaps with other libraries is described, and sample reports and uses are included. (Contains 13 tables.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Planning, Optical Data Disks, Tables (Data)

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Language: English

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