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Librarians and the ‘Dismal Science’.
- Source :
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Library Journal . 6/15/1988, Vol. 113 Issue 11, p22. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 1988
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Abstract
- Discusses the importance of economic concepts and principles for librarianship in the U.S. Awareness of opportunity costs; Concepts of assets and investments; Law of diminishing marginal returns; Use of graphical presentation in depicting the effect of increase collection size on library services; Association of change in patron satisfaction with equal increases in the investment in the collection.
- Subjects :
- *LIBRARY science
*ECONOMICS
*OPPORTUNITY costs
*RATE of return
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03630277
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Library Journal
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 6543441