ABSTRACT The Purdue University Libraries Interlibrary Loan unit proposed a pilot project to purchase patrons' loan requests from Amazon. com, lend them to the patrons, and then add the titles to the collection. Staff analyzed previous monograph loans, developed ordering criteria, implemented the proposal as a pilot project for six months, and evaluated the resulting…
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The Acquisitions Librarian is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." The Acquisitions Librarian 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Library Science and Information Literacy Library Science and Administration Web and Library Services Library Science and Information Systems |
| ISSN | 0896-3576 |
| h-index | 12 |
| i10-index | 21 |
| Total citations | 977 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Pennsylvania State University |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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SUMMARY This paper analyses 194 open-ended interviews with committed readers who read for pleasure, focussing in particular on interviewees' responses to questions about how they choose and how they reject a book. The analysis suggests that a comprehensive model for the process of choosing books for pleasure-reading must include five related elements that are examined…
SUMMARY Popular fiction collections are found in public and academic libraries, serving the needs of scholars, students, and recreational readers. Interdisciplinary research into the interaction of reader and text underscores the appeal of popular and genre fiction and emphasizes its value. Selectors should have background knowledge in the structure and characteristics of the body of…
ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of the types of statistical data available for e-book usage and includes examples from specific vendors, along with coverage of standards such as COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources). It describes ways in which usage data can be employed for purposes such as monitoring of e-book uptake…
SUMMARY Flow is examined, an optimum psychological state that is induced by pleasure reading more then any other reported activity. To reach flow a persons' skill must meet the challenge, there must be clear goals, concentration, control, a loss of time and a temporary loss of self. The type of texts that most often create…