Are Print Books Dead? An Investigation of Book Circulation at a Mid-Sized Academic Library

Technical Services Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-152

  Rose Wiles, Lisa M ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circulation; patron driven acquisition; science books; WorldCat Analysis tool

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; ACQUISITION PROGRAMS; ANALYSIS TOOLS; COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT; CURRENT COLLECTION; PATRON-DRIVEN ACQUISITION; SCIENCE BOOKS; UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES;

BOILER CIRCULATION; DIGITAL STORAGE;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 84875292223     PISSN: 07317131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2013.759496     Document Type: Article

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