"Using Interlibrary Loan Data as a Section Tool: ILL Trails Provide Collection Clues" by Camille Livingston

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Using Interlibrary Loan Data as a Section Tool: ILL Trails Provide Collection Clues

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Camille Livingston
Antje Mays, Winthrop University

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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2004

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Abstract

This article describes analyzing Interlibrary Loan data to help inform collection management decision and offers guidance for formulating policies for discerning borrowed titles indicative of gaps in the library from special-interest pursuits beyond the scope of the university curriculum.

Keywords

Acquisitions,
Assessment,
Collection Development,
Collection Management,
Curricular Support Data Analysis,
Inter-Library Loan,
Librarianship,
Library and Information Science

Citation Information

Livingston, Camille and Mays, Antje. "Using Interlibrary Loan Data as a Section Tool: ILL Trails Provide Collection Clues”. Written jointly with Camille Livingston. Against the Grain, vol.16:no.2, April 2004, pp.24-28. Special issue on best business practices for collaboration between interlibrary loan and acquisitions.