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ERIC Number: EJ513782
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-0044
Access to Journal Articles: A Model of the Cost Efficiency of Document Delivery and Library Consortia.
Kingma, Bruce R.
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v31 p8-16 1994
Presents an economic model to analyze the cost efficiency of access to journal articles via three alternatives: journal subscriptions, consortium membership, and commercial document delivery. Results show cost efficiency is based on the value of future journal use, costs of delivery and subscriptions, and the value of time to patrons. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Document Delivery, Futures (of Society), Library Cooperation, Mathematical Formulas, Models, Scholarly Journals, Tables (Data), Time Management, Use Studies, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Value Analysis
Note: 57th, Alexandria, VA, October 17-20, 1994.