Academic Library Value Concept Development in the Foreign Library Science
https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2014-0-6-80-84
Abstract
The article considers the development trends, various approaches and methods of evaluation of efficiency in foreign libraries. Special attention is given to the method of determining the profitability of investments in the library activities or in the value of library. There are described the studies, conducted in a number of educational institutions in the U.S. and Canada, devoted to the effectiveness of University libraries, which approaches on evaluating profitability proved to be deserving positive attention.
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Romanov P.S. Academic Library Value Concept Development in the Foreign Library Science. Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]. 2014;(6):80-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2014-0-6-80-84
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