Evidence-Based Collection Management: A Discipline-Specific Usage Analysis of PsycBOOKS Academic Article

abstract

• 2015, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This study examines usage patterns of psychology e-books and equivalent print titles held in Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries collections. The authors sought to determine how well PsycBOOKS, a specialized subject-based collection, serves users' needs. Results support evidence-based collection acquisition and management decisions of books in print and electronic formats. Major findings indicate that PsycBOOKS is a critical and cost-effective resource supporting the TAMU user community and that hybrid print and electronic collections should coexist to support a variety of user information needs.

authors

• Ramirez, Diana
• Tabacaru, Simona

published proceedings

• COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

author list (cited authors)

• Ramirez, D., & Tabacaru, S.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Ramirez, Diana||Tabacaru, Simona

publication date

• January 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Collection Management  Journal

keywords

• Collection Management
• E-book Usage Trends
• Evidence-based
• Hybrid Collections
• Psycbooks

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/01462679.2015.1043420

start page

• 163

end page

• 184

volume

• 40

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2015.1043420