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A Study on the Effectiveness of Book Selection at the Academic Library

Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science / Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, (P)1225-598X; (E)2982-6292
2007, v.41 no.1, pp.125-138

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to research the effectiveness of book selection each by faculty, librarians and students. For this purpose, the study performed a case study on K Academic Library to compare the circulation rate of the books selected by each group. According to the book selection and circulation records of 7,717 titles(16,809 volumes) during the last 3 years, it was shown that about 76% of the books were selected by librarians. With regard to the rate of books with more than 1 time circulation record, books selected by librarians showed the highest with about 85%. With regard to the circulation rate of books with circulation record, books selected by students showed the highest.

keywords
Book Selection, Circulation Rate, Effectiveness of Book Selection, Librarians, Faculty, Students, Academic Library, Book Selection, Circulation Rate, Effectiveness of Book Selection, Librarians, Faculty, Students, Academic Library, 도서 선정, 대출 비율, 도서 선정의 효과성, 사서, 교수진, 학생, 대학도서관

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