University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

More Bang for the Buck: Increasing the Effectiveness of Library Expenditures Through Cooperation

Kohl, David F.; Sanville, Tom

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Title
More Bang for the Buck: Increasing the Effectiveness of Library Expenditures Through Cooperation
Author(s)
  • Kohl, David F.
  • Sanville, Tom
Issue Date
2006
Keyword(s)
  • Library cooperation
  • Library information networks
  • Library expenditures
Abstract
The long-term strategy of the academic library community needs to focus on improved cost effectiveness rather than becoming preoccupied with the short-term effects of budget reductions. Fortunately, the rise of consortia and the maturing of the automation environment provide a conducive environment for substantial gains in the cost-benefit ratio over a wide range of library services. Examples of such gains in four key library service areas are described.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/3620
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Copyright 2006 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

Owning Collections

Library Trends 54 (3) Winter 2006: Library Resource Sharing Networks PRIMARY
Library Trends 54 (3) Winter 2006: Library Resource Sharing Networks. Edited by Peter Webster.