On-site and Off-site Collections: Costs and Challenges.

Scully, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ593470

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Publication Date: 1999

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On-site and Off-site Collections: Costs and Challenges.

Scully, Paul

Australian Library Journal, v48 n2 p178-88 May 1999

Identifies the main costs in on-site and off-site (remote electronic publications) public library collections and specifies the main challenges in an on-site/off-site collection strategy. Presents a costs identification table, table of direct costs, and costs and user-levels table. Considers cost trends and discusses advantages and disadvantages of on-site and off-site resources. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Electronic Journals, Electronic Text, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Material Selection, Library Policy, Nonprint Media, Printed Materials, Public Libraries, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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