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Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A DEA Approach.

Shim, Wonsik; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999

A complex tool, data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the relative efficiency of major academic research libraries that are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Results of a two-year base line study using traditional measures taken from 1995-96 ARL statistics are reported. (AEF)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

Data Needs and Use of Electronic Resources and Services at Academic Research Libraries.

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Shim, Wonsik; McClure, Charles R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002

Discusses the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) E-Metrics project that is investigating problems related to collecting and using data for electronic materials and services. Describes a survey of libraries that focused on data collection activities and showed a lack of preparation as well as a lack of consistent statistics from database…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education