Circulation as Assessment: Collection Development Policies Evaluated in Terms of Circulation at a Small Academic Library.

Dinkins, Debbi

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Publication Date: 2003

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Circulation as Assessment: Collection Development Policies Evaluated in Terms of Circulation at a Small Academic Library.

Dinkins, Debbi

College & Research Libraries, v64 n1 p46-53 Jan 2003

Discusses the use of academic library circulation statistics to assess whether user needs are being met and describes a study at Stetson University that investigated collection development practices by comparing circulation statistics for books selected by faculty in support of departmental curricula with those of librarian selections. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Policy, Library Statistics, User Needs (Information)

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Language: English

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