The library as strategic investment: Results of the Illinois return on investment study

LIBER Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 424-436

  Kaufman, Paula T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Academic library assessment; Accountability; Higher education; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951627373     PISSN: 14355205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/lq.7941     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. A white paper by Judy Luther (2008), University Investment in the Library: What's the Return? A Case Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, San Diego, CA: Elsevier, can be found at http:// libraryconnect.elsevier.com/whitepapers/0108/lcwp010801.html
2. Tenopir, C. and King, D.W. (2007) 'Perceptions of Value and Value Beyond Perceptions: Measuring the Quality and Value of Journal Article Readings,' Serials 20(3), 199-207.
3. Imholz, S. and Arns, J.W. (2007) Worth Their Weight: An Assessment of the Evolving Field of Library Valuation. Americans for Libraries Council. Retrieved from http://www.actforlibraries.org/pdf/WorthTheirWeight.pdf
4. Urban Libraries Council (2007 January). Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development. Retrieved from http://www.urbanlibraries.org/files/making-cities-stronger.pdf
5. Strouse, R. (2003, March). 'Demonstrating Value and Return on Investment: The Ongoing Imperative,' Information Outlook, 14-19.