ERIC Number: EJ1227730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 21
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Borrowing Latin American Materials in the Big Ten Academic Alliance: A Case Study for Consortial Data Analysis
Thompson, Hilary H.; Smith, Austin; Ostos, Manuel; Gardinier, Lisa
College & Research Libraries, v80 n6 p766-786 Sep 2019
Inspired by the 2017 Big Ten Academic Alliance Library Conference's collective collection theme, the authors undertook a study to better understand the consortium's resource-sharing needs for Spanish and Portuguese materials published in Latin America. The authors employed multiple technologies to expedite gathering, reconciling, and analyzing data from different sources, making this project an excellent case study for consortial data analysis. In addition to presenting the methodology and key findings, the article encourages academic librarians to use resource-sharing data to inform cooperative collection development in area studies to build distinctive collections supporting consortial and national resource sharing.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Library Materials, Library Services, Latin American Literature, Data Analysis, Shared Resources and Services, Area Studies, Users (Information), User Needs (Information)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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