Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ510221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-0983
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Re-engineering the College Library for Periodicals.
Widdicombe, Richard
Planning for Higher Education, v23 n2 p5-10 Win 1994-95
Two strategies used by the Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey) library to manage acquisition of periodicals are described. The first involved a study of circulation of existing titles to pare unused subscriptions, and a concurrent monitoring of faculty research productivity. The second was a shift in resources to electronic media and networking. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries, College Planning, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation, Library Development, Periodicals, Program Descriptions, Resource Allocation, Scholarly Journals, Space Utilization, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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