Open AccessBook Review: Textbooks in Academic Libraries: Selection, Circulation, and Assessment
Author(s) -
Sue Maszaros
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
library resources and technical services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2159-9610
pISSN - 0024-2527
DOI - 10.5860/lrts.62n3.150
Subject(s) - circulation (fluid dynamics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , library science , inclusion (mineral) , collection development , academic library , computer science , sociology , political science , engineering , social science , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering
Do textbooks have a place in academic libraries? Nearly all of the nine chapters in this text begins by addressing this question. Long-standing concerns about the acquisition and inclusion of print textbooks in the library’s collection, including cost, frequency of replacement, etc., are cited in many of the case studies presented here. What is interesting is that this diverse group of institutions, representing both small and large private and public universities, all reached the same conclusion: the textbook reserve program aids in student recruitment, retention, and success.