Use of Library Materials at a Small Liberal Arts College

Hardesty, Larry

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“…Hardesty's study of the circulation of books acquired in a six-month period indicated that only 63 percent of books acquired at DePauw University circulated within five years, and 30 percent of books generated 80 percent of the total circulation. 12 Hardesty later replicated the DePauw study at Eckerd College with similar results, finding that 34 percent of books received accounted for 80 percent of circulation. 13 Results of other studies do not strongly support the 80/20 rule.…”

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“…12 Hardesty later replicated the DePauw study at Eckerd College with similar results, finding that 34 percent of books received accounted for 80 percent of circulation. 13 Results of other studies do not strongly support the 80/20 rule. Hamaker studied recently acquired monographs to determine circulation patterns within a very limited timeframe.…”

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“…20 Hardesty at Eckerd College found that 33 percent of books acquired in a fiscal year had not circulated in a two-andone-half-to three-year study period following acquisition. 21 The widely varying results of these earlier studies did not provide a true benchmark given the different methods and sizes of approval plans, institutions, and user populations.…”

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“…The total number of Penn State approval books included in the study (13,660 titles out of 15,520 approval titles acquired) was 19 percent more than at UIUC. Penn State's approval books were acquired at a substantially higher total cost to serve a much larger number of users because of the purchase of higherpriced clothbound books at a lower vendor discount.…”

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Approval Plan Profile Assessment in Two Large ARL Libraries

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German

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Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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A pproval plans have been considered an efficient and cost-effective way for libraries to acquire books in large quantities across many disciplines. Through approval plans, vendors supply current imprints as well as notification slips or forms to libraries on the basis of selected publisher output, subject profiles, and nonsubject categories such as readership level, country of origin, and format. When combined, these factors determine the parameters for selecting titles within the approval plan. Approval plan profiles can be limited by any number of factors, including price, scope, format, audience, language, and publisher. Each approval plan's profile is carefully established by library subject specialists to meet the research, curricular, and learning needs of the library's users.If a library commits to purchase large quantities of books on approval, vendors may offer substantial discounts off the list price. Libraries also may have the option to return titles that they consider outside of the approval profile. Additional vendor services include shelf-ready services, such as cataloging, bar Approval Plan Profile Assessment in Two Large ARL Libraries

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“…This study formed the basis for the maxim that only 40% of books will circulate. This was followed up with a study by Hardesty (1981) who attempted to replicate the Pitt study at small liberal arts college with similar findings. Another study in an academic health sciences library reported similar results (Fenske, 1994).…”

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Richard Trueswell's Contribution to Collection Evaluation and Management: A Review

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2016

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the terms of the Creative Commons-AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -To demonstrate the relationship between library circulation and the percent of a library's holdings satisfying circulation.Design -Retrospective cohort study of library circulation data.Setting -Cambridge and Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Searching for the holy grail: A core collection for undergraduate libraries

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Mak

1994

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Use of Library Materials at a Small Liberal Arts College

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Approval Plan Profile Assessment in Two Large ARL Libraries

Approval Plan Profile Assessment in Two Large ARL Libraries

Richard Trueswell's Contribution to Collection Evaluation and Management: A Review

Searching for the holy grail: A core collection for undergraduate libraries

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