Open AccessBuilding a Comprehensive Serials Decision Database at Virginia Tech
Author(s) -
Paul Metz,
John C. Cosgriff
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
college and research libraries/college and research libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2150-6701
pISSN - 0010-0870
DOI - 10.5860/crl.61.4.324
Subject(s) - virginia tech , computer science , state (computer science) , west virginia , collection development , resource (disambiguation) , database , data science , library science , geography , computer network , archaeology , algorithm
Although for many years academic libraries have relied on data on cost, library use, or citations to inform collection development decisions respecting serials, they have not fully exploited the possibilities for compiling numerous measures into comprehensive databases for decision support. The authors discuss the procedures used and the advantages realized from an effort to build such a resource at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), where the available data included the results of a zero-based faculty survey of serials needs.