Management of Library Course Reserves and the Textbook Affordability Crisis

Autor/inn/en	Pollitz, John H.; Christie, Anne; Middleton, Cheryl
Titel	Management of Library Course Reserves and the Textbook Affordability Crisis
Quelle	In: Journal of Access Services, 6 (2009) 4, S.459-484 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-7967
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Textbooks; Unit Costs; Library Services; Library Materials; Library Role; Mail Surveys; Librarian Attitudes; Library Research; Use Studies; Academic Libraries; Access to Information + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lohnstückkosten; Bibliotheksarbeit; Erhebungsinstrument; Benutzerschulung; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek
Abstract	Students at U.S. colleges and universities are concerned about the high cost of textbooks. Expansion of library course reserves has been suggested as one solution to this problem. The authors surveyed libraries at public universities to explore the status and management of physical course reserves and the role they play vis-a-vis textbook affordability. Both size and circulation of physical course reserve collections are declining. Despite a large growth in the use of electronic reserves, physical reserves play a significant role in providing textbooks for recommended reading lists. Physical course reserves represent a safety valve for students looking for ways to pay for college in an environment of ever-increasing textbook costs. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10