1. More Than a Number: Unexpected Benefits of Return on Investment Analysis.
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Pan, Denise, Wiersma, Gabrielle, Williams, Leslie, and Fong, Yem S.
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RATE of return , *LIBRARY resources , *UNIVERSITY research , *COLLEGE teacher attitudes , *ELECTRONIC journals , *LIBRARY materials , *COST effectiveness , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
In 2010–2011, University of Colorado (CU) librarians implemented a multi-campus pilot study to measure the institutional value of library resources used by faculty in their research. The study incorporated quantitative methods including return on investment (ROI), cost benefit analysis (CBA), and citation analysis of journal articles published by faculty; and qualitative methodologies such as in-person interviews with faculty. The study resulted in a CU ROI model that can be used to measure faculty perceptions of value and the economic benefits of electronic journal collections for faculty research in terms of ROI. The CU ROI methodology provides outcomes beyond a single ROI number and led to unexpected benefits for informing collection development decisions and strategies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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