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Insights From Library Information And Resource Sharing For The Future Of Academic Library Collections, Beth Posner
Insights From Library Information And Resource Sharing For The Future Of Academic Library Collections, Beth Posner
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The successes and challenges of library resource sharing offer important lessons for librarians considering the future of academic library collections.
Globalization Of Area Studies: An Analysis Of Collection Development Resources, Izabella Taler
Globalization Of Area Studies: An Analysis Of Collection Development Resources, Izabella Taler
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The article provides a detailed analysis of collection development tools of use to area studies subject bibliographers
The Case Of The Disappearing E-Book: Academic Libraries And Subscription Packages, Helen Georgas
The Case Of The Disappearing E-Book: Academic Libraries And Subscription Packages, Helen Georgas
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One of the standard models for e-book licensing in academic libraries is the subscription package. This study is a one-year analysis of "disappeared" titles from ebrary's Academic Complete™ collection. During 2013, 3462 titles were deleted. Deleted titles were mainly recent publications (published within the last ten years), with a high number of deletions within the broad subject areas of the social sciences (H), language and literature (P), and history (C, D, E, F). Deleted titles were evenly divided between monographs published by popular presses, and monographs published by scholarly or university presses. It is recommended that deleted titles be closely …