Maximizing Academic Library Collections: Measuring Changes in Use Patterns Owing to EBSCO Discovery Service

Autor/in	Calvert, Kristin
Titel	Maximizing Academic Library Collections: Measuring Changes in Use Patterns Owing to EBSCO Discovery Service
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 76 (2015) 1, S.81-99 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	doi:10.5860/crl.76.1.81
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; College Libraries; Library Materials; Electronic Publishing; Printed Materials; Electronic Libraries; Library Services; Databases; Users (Information); Hypothesis Testing; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Library; Universitätsbibliothek; Elektronisches Publizieren; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Datenbank; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest
Abstract	Despite the prevalence of academic libraries adopting web-scale discovery tools, few studies have quantified their effect on the use of library collections. This study measures the impact that EBSCO Discovery Service has had on use of library resources through circulation statistics, use of electronic resources, and interlibrary loan requests. Additionally, the data were compared against data from similar academic libraries without discovery systems. Findings include a strong growth in e-journal use but a sharp decline in circulation statistics. Implications of discovery on use of the print collection are discussed along with suggestions for improving integration of book and article data. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01