Is there a correlation between investment in an academic library and a higher education institution's ratings in the research assessment exercise?

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 156-165

  Oppenheim, Charles ^a   Stuart, David ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Correlation analysis; Expenditure; United Kingdom; University libraries

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CORRELATION METHODS; COSTS; EDUCATION; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 3042840113     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530410699578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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