1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465759003321

Autore

Crawford Walt

Titolo

Big-deal serial purchasing : tracking the damage / / Walt Crawford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois : , : ALA TechSource, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8389-5927-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Collana

Library Technology Reports : Export Guides to Library Systems and Services, , 0024-2586 ; ; Volume 50, Number 4

Disciplina

025.2832

Soggetti

Acquisition of serial publications - United States - Costs

Acquisition of serial publications - United States - Cost effectiveness

Acquisition of serial publications - United States - Costs - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Big-Deal Serial Purchasing: Tracking the Damage; Contents; Chapter 1: Tracking the Damage; Short-Term Win, Long-Term Problem?; The Big Deal and the Damage Done; Inclusion; Dollars and Percentages; Typical Tables and Graphs; Substantial Changes; The Big Picture, 1996-2012; The Comparable Picture, 2002-2012; All 2,594 Libraries; Definitions; Major Changes; Skimming the Cream; Notes; Chapter 2: Libraries by Size; Larger Libraries; Smaller Libraries; Summary; Note; Chapter 3: Libraries by Sector and Two-Year Colleges; Sector 1: Public Four-Year and Above

Sector 2: Private Nonprofit Four-Year and AboveSector 3: Private For-Profit Four-Year and Above; Sector 4: Public Two-Year; Sector 5: Private Nonprofit Two-Year; Sector 6: Private For-Profit Two-Year; Summary; Notes; Chapter 4: Universities and Four-Year Colleges in General; CC 15: Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive; CC 16: Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive; CC 21: Master's Colleges and Universities I; CC 22: Master's (Comprehensive) Colleges and Universities II; CC 31: Baccalaureate Colleges-Liberal Arts; CC 32: Baccalaureate Colleges-General

CC 33: Baccalaureate/Associate's CollegesSummary; Notes; Chapter 5:



Specialized Institutions; All of Them; CC 51: Seminaries; CC 52: Medical Schools; CC 53: Other Health Profession Schools; CC 54: Engineering and Technology Schools; CC 56: Art, Music, and Design Schools; Brief Notes on Other Classifications; Notes; Chapter 6: What Can Be Done?; Transparency in Pricing; Transparency in Costs; Working with Faculty; Moving Away from Pat Answers; Moving toward Open Access; Scholarly Societies and the Support of Scholarship; Libraries as Journal Publishers; Turning Down the Big Deal; More Money!

Is Flat Books Spending Enough?Spending per Capita; Supplemental and Additional Data; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

The "Big Deal" looked like a good deal, a true win-win. But while the Big Deal has lowered the rate of serial price inflation, for many libraries the pricing remains unsustainable.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163432603321

Autore

Harper Sharon

Titolo

Christopher's journey / / Sharon Harper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

United States of America : , : [Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Co.], , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-5174-2438-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (46 pages)

Disciplina

822.3

Soggetti

Dramatists

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia