Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2008–9

Harrell, Jeanne

doi:10.5860/lrts.56n1.4

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“…This has met with mixed results with some successful (Donnelly & Connolly, 2009; Nie, Armellini, Witthaus, & Barklamb, 2011) and some not so successful (Barber, 2011;Gregory, 2008) studies or implementations of textbooks in higher education. Libraries seem to have better luck (Hapel, 2012;Nicholas, 2012), but even here, success is not universal (Harrell, 2012;Lonsdale & Armstrong, 2001).…”

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A Survey Of Professor Acceptance And Use Of E-Textbooks In Higher Education

Brown

2013

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As electronic books (e-books) have continued to gain in popularity, more and more books are becoming available in electronic format. Textbooks are no exception. More and more publishers are making textbooks available in electronic format (e-textbooks). There have been many devices specifically designed to use e-books and e-textbooks with many more devices which utilize e-book apps to further increase the availability and ease of moving to e-books. Many professors are embracing the new technology, but others are somewhat (very, in many cases) resistant. This study discusses a recent study of professor acceptance and intention to use e-textbooks in the classroom and presents preliminary results and conclusions suggested by the survey.

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A Survey Of Professor Acceptance And Use Of E-Textbooks In Higher Education

Brown

2013

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“…Instead, the focus has been on allocation formulas (i.e., how to decide how much money to put in each account). 12 Alternatively then, to provide context and motivation for adoption of a next generation budget format, the authors offer a generalized history of academic library acquisitions budget structure. It is based on a mix of direct experience, conversations with colleagues, and tangential references to budget structure in the literature referenced in context below.…”

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Redesigning the Academic Library Materials Budget for the Digital Age: Applying the Power of Faceted Classification to Acquisitions Fund Management

Savova

Price

2019

LRTS

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Most academic libraries are facing increasing funding challenges that necessitate improved budget communication and advocacy, in addition to the more traditional planning and monitoring of funds. Moreover, electronic resources continue to evolve rapidly, spawning new material types and modes of acquisition. This paper defines four key facets of a materials budget that has been optimized for the electronic resources environment and describes a process that can be used to redesign any academic library budget structure for the digital age. Specific examples of important practical advantages that have accrued over the six years since the fully-faceted materials budget structure was implemented, are included.

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“…In recent years, the price inflation of library materials, the shrinking of library budget, and the growth of electronic resources continue to challenge the acquisition librarians [1]. Complicating the effects of these challenges is the growth of scholarly and popular publications.…”

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Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization with Scout Particles for Library Materials Acquisition

Shyu

et al. 2013

The Scientific World Journal

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Materials acquisition is one of the critical challenges faced by academic libraries. This paper presents an integer programming model of the studied problem by considering how to select materials in order to maximize the average preference and the budget execution rate under some practical restrictions including departmental budget, limitation of the number of materials in each category and each language. To tackle the constrained problem, we propose a discrete particle swarm optimization (DPSO) with scout particles, where each particle, represented as a binary matrix, corresponds to a candidate solution to the problem. An initialization algorithm and a penalty function are designed to cope with the constraints, and the scout particles are employed to enhance the exploration within the solution space. To demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed DPSO, a series of computational experiments are designed and conducted. The results are statistically analyzed, and it is evinced that the proposed DPSO is an effective approach for the studied problem.

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Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2008–9

Abstract: In this review, the author discusses key trends in acquisitions found in the profes

Cited by 5 publications

References 56 publications

A Survey Of Professor Acceptance And Use Of E-Textbooks In Higher Education

A Survey Of Professor Acceptance And Use Of E-Textbooks In Higher Education

Redesigning the Academic Library Materials Budget for the Digital Age: Applying the Power of Faceted Classification to Acquisitions Fund Management

Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization with Scout Particles for Library Materials Acquisition

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