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An Analysis Of Trends Affecting Collection Growth At The Merrill Library, Richard Brian Schockmel
An Analysis Of Trends Affecting Collection Growth At The Merrill Library, Richard Brian Schockmel
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The impetus for this paper arose out of a concern for the future of acquisitions at the Merrill Library. The common denominator between all disciplines represented in a university environment, the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, is embodied in the academic library. The quest for knowledge often begins in the library; and the results of scholarly investigations are deposited on its shelves. As the quantity of published information increases, the importance of library collections as a vital element in the university community becomes increasingly evident.
In recent years, American academic library collections have suffered in the face of double-digit inflation. …