The Textbooks-in-College-Libraries Mystery.

Sayles, Jeremy

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ERIC Number: EJ497878

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Textbooks-in-College-Libraries Mystery.

Sayles, Jeremy

College & Undergraduate Libraries, v1 n1 p81-93 1994

Investigates whether textbooks are appropriate for a college library collection. Discussion includes an overview of collection development policies; the definition of a textbook; textbook references; and selection criteria for evaluating a textbook=FEs desirability as a library resource. (28 references) (SLW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Definitions, Library Collection Development, Library Policy, Selection, Selection Tools, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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