Many libraries are engaging in interlibrary loan purchase-on-demand without fully
acknowledging all of the costs of adding such titles to their collections. This study compares …

A range of issues are identified and the approaches and methodologies that have proven
useful in addressing the questions of" the value of information,"" valuing information …

The author describes how the concept of collection, reflecting the profession's principles,
values, and practices as they pertained to print-based (analog) information resources …

Abstract In 2010, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library agreed to
take part in a global study of Elsevier electronic books (ebooks) sponsored by Elsevier …

This exploratory study asked eleven Association of Research Libraries (ARL) librarians to
identify the resources needed for the transition of an all-paper library to the all-digital library …

Agriculture is the largest contributor to the economic well-being of most Nigerians. For the
agriculture sector to continue to grow, research-based knowledge of the existing agricultural …

In this chapter we take an economic perspective on library-based publishing, and that
perspective leads us to conclude that there are a number of powerful economic arguments …

The value of local print book collections is changing. Even as stacks fill and library traffic
grows, circulation continues to decline. Across the 'collective collection', millions of unused …

Despite growing recognition of the importance of public data to the modern economy and to
scientific progress, long-term investment in the repositories that manage and disseminate …

Актуальность темы. В последние десятилетия в зарубежных библиотеках под
влиянием социально-экономических факторов, в том числе в условиях глобалЁйого …