Predicting Materials Resource Needs: A Quantitative Response to Changing Curricula

General academic libraries use complex formulas to divide acquisitions budgets for materials, a process known as subject fund allocation. Academic health sciences libraries generally do not elect to fund allocate. With the proliferation of academic programs and the scarcity of funds, it is essential to determine: how much should be spent on each discipline, what is spent in clinical areas, and what it should cost to support new programs. This article discusses a needs assessment formula based on client numbers and types and their relative utilization patterns of various library materials

Call Number Spending 2007-2008

Report from the Technical Services Department at the University of New England Libraries for 2007-2008, submitted in support of program review

Buku Panduan Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia (Guidebook Universiti Sains Malaysia Library) 2019

Customers must display their smart cards upon entering the Library. Customers must adhere to the Dress Code as stipulated by the University. Customers are requested to observe silence. Mobile phone must be put on silent mode in the Library. Eating and drinking (except for plain water) is prohibited in the Librar

Buku Panduan Perpustakaan Universiti Sains Malaysia (Guidebook Universiti Sains Malaysia Library) 2018

The Universiti Sains Malaysia Library was established in 1969. Initially, the Library operated in borrowed premises at the Malayan Teacher’s Training College, Gelugor. When USM moved to its own permanent campus at Minden in 1971, the Library was housed in a heritage building which is now the Muzium dan Galeri Tuanku Fauziah

Knowledge Discovery in a Review of Monograph Acquisitions at an Academic Health Sciences Library

This study evaluates monograph acquisition decisions at an academic health sciences library using circulation and acquisitions data. The goal was to provide insight regarding how to allocate library funds to support research and education in disciplines of interest to the library user base. Data analysis revealed that allocations in 13 subject areas should be reviewed as the cost of circulation was greater than the average cost of circulation of the sample and the average cost of monographs was higher in these subject areas than the average cost of monographs in the sample. In contrast, 13 subjects returned cost of circulation rates lower than the average cost of circulation of the sample. These subjects merit stable budget allocation or increased allocation depending upon collection needs. Overall, this study found that this library is allocating a majority of resources to subjects with above average rates of use

Estudio de caso basado en los criterios de calidad de las pasarelas temáticas europeas en 2010

Estudio de los criterios de selección de recursos de alta calidad utilizados en las pasarelas temáticas europeas, así como tipos de descripción y clasificación, indización, metadatos e interoperabilidad. Se establece un análisis de estos criterios de selección a través de una tabla comparativa compuesta por siete pasarelas temáticas.Martínez Santiago, MD. (2010). Estudio de caso basado en los criterios de calidad de las pasarelas temáticas europeas en 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/13852Archivo delegad