Academic library monographic acquisitions: Selection of Choice's Outstanding Academic Books

John M. Budd; Catherine K. Craven

doi:10.1016/S1464-9055(98)00104-3

Academic library monographic acquisitions: Selection of Choice's Outstanding Academic Books

John M. Budd
, Catherine K. Craven

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Abstract

There are strong indications that academic libraries are acquiring fewer unique titles, prompting the concern that the nation's library resources are effectively shrinking. This study examines one portion of that concern - the acquisition of particular titles by academic libraries of various sizes. The source for the titles is "Outstanding Academic Books," as selected by Choice for several years. Holdings are taken from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD-ROM products. Findings demonstrate that across all subject and for broad subject areas, there have been significant declines in holdings over time and for all groupings of libraries. The changes in holdings over time are not always significant when specific subject areas are measured, however. In general, the concern that has been expressed regarding shrinking library resources is corroborated in this study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-26
Number of pages	12
Journal	Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1464-9055(98)00104-3
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AMIGOS
Acquisitions
Choice
National collection
OCLC

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