A Core Collection Strategy for Protecting Undergraduate Education at a Comprehensive University.

Rea, Jay Weston

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ERIC Number: EJ567670

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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A Core Collection Strategy for Protecting Undergraduate Education at a Comprehensive University.

Rea, Jay Weston

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v24 n2 p145-50 Mar 1998

To meet budgetary constraints and the rising costs of serials, Eastern Washington University (EWU) has defined a core collection for undergraduate education by linking journal holdings to a specific set of indexes. Describes the EWU core collection, resource allocation to academic departments, and implementation of a document-delivery pilot project. (PEN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Departments, Document Delivery, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, Resource Allocation, Retrenchment, Serials, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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