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008			150210s2015 mdu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781442238602 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_aISI Library _beng
082	0	4	_a025.21877 _223 _bK79
100	1		_aKohn, Karen C.
245	1	0	_aCollection evaluation in academic libraries : _ba practical guide for librarians / _cKaren C. Kohn.
260			_aLanham : _bRowman & Littlefield, _c2015.
300			_a xvii, 185 p. : _billustrations ; _c29 cm.
490	0		_aPractical guides for librarians ; _vno 16.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. How collection evaluation can benefit your library -- 2. Approaches to evaluating your collection -- 3. Before you start -- 4. Benchmarking : collecting and analyzing the data -- 5. Benchmarking : interpreting and acting on the data -- 6. List-checking : collecting and analyzing the data -- 7. List-checking : interpreting and acting on the data -- 8. Usage statistics : collecting and analyzing the data -- 9. Usage statistics : interpreting and acting on the data -- 10. Citation analysis : collecting and analyzing the data -- 11. Citation analysis : interpreting and acting on the data -- 12. Sharing what you found -- Index -- About author.
520			_aCollection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians equips academic collection managers to select and implement a method or several methods of evaluating their library collections.
650		0	_aAcademic libraries _xCollection development.
650		0	_aCollection development (Libraries) _xEvaluation.
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