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Comparing Library Resource Allocations for the Paper and the Digital Library: An Exploratory Study

PublisherCorporation for National Research Initiatives
Format HTMLDate added01 Dec 2003
Topics Cataloging
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Since electronic materials are becoming more prevalent in libraries, there has been discussion and interest in identifying and comparing the costs of providing print and electronic materials. With the current world economy, budget restrictions, and librarians' current challenge of planning and integrating the digital library, the study of resource allocation costs is a timely and practical endeavor. An exploratory study of the resources needed for the selection, acquisition, organization, and dissemination of paper materials and electronic materials was done in Boulder, CO, in May 2002. Eleven Association of Research Libraries (ARL) librarians were selected to identify the resources required for providing an all-paper library and an all-digital library and to complete an interactive electronic spreadsheet.

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