Assessing the impact of scholarly books is a difficult research evaluation problem. Library
Catalog Analysis facilitates the quantitative study, at different levels, of the impact and …

Abstract In 2009, Torres-Salinas & Moed proposed the use of library catalogs to analyze the
impact and dissemination of academic books in different ways. Library Catalog Analysis …

Abstract The University of Akron University Libraries has developed a workflow and set of
documentation to streamline the batch loading of MARC records for electronic resources …

If an item is not readily available in an academic library's collection, is it quicker to buy it or
does is make better sense to borrow it? At a public, four-year institution, acquisitions and …

Over the past several years, e-book ownership has become the preferred acquisitions
model, as opposed to subscription models. Vendors and aggregators offer many different …

As part of a larger collections analysis study, this project outlines why a particular,
underserved museum unit at the Smithsonian Institution is underutilizing the Smithsonian …

Abstract Information technologies including information systems play an important role to
support education systems specifically in remote area such as Papua. However, based on …

This project focuses on the ways subject librarians contribute to eBook purchasing
processes. It includes factors subject librarians find important when deciding what to acquire …