Using assessment to make difficult choices in cutting periodicals

Mary Ann Trail; Kerry Chang-Fitzgibbon; Susan Wishnetsky

doi:10.1080/0361526X.2012.652931

Using assessment to make difficult choices in cutting periodicals

Mary Ann Trail, Kerry Chang-Fitzgibbon, Susan Wishnetsky

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After a decade of declining funds and faculty dissatisfaction, the Library of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey found a successful approach to maintaining a balanced collection while making the necessary cuts to stay within its budget. With a combination of cost, usage, and overlap analysis data, the Library was able to justify its cost-cutting measures and gain the support of faculty and other patrons.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-163
Number of pages	5
Journal	Serials Librarian
Volume	62
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2012.652931
State	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

Budget cuts
Cancellations
Faculty involvement
Print to electronic format change

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Library and Information Sciences

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