The self‐sufficient library collection: A test of assumptions

F.C.A. Exon and Keith F. Punch

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997, vol. 48, issue 1, 11-16

Abstract: Modern academic libraries are experiencing a paradigm shift from attempting to build self‐sufficient collections to providing electronic access to information stored elsewhere. This shift challenges long‐held assumptions about collection self‐sufficiency. This assumption was tested by replicating the correlational analyses conducted by Paustian (1981) on data for Australian libraries. Inter‐library borrowing statistics were correlated with collection size. A stronger positive correlation was observed in the later Australian data than Paustian had observed in the earlier American data. It is concluded that the concept of collection self‐sufficiency is a fallacy, but that the information access paradigm is likely to co‐exist with collection building for some time.

Date: 1997
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