Book Report: What Public Libraries Buy and How Much They Spend.
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| Title: | Book Report: What Public Libraries Buy and How Much They Spend. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hoffert, Barbara |
| Source: | Library Journal. Feb 15 1998 123(3):106-110. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Adults, Books, Fiction, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Statistics, Library Surveys, Literary Genres, Nonfiction, Public Libraries, Purchasing, User Needs (Information), Weeding (Library) |
| ISSN: | 0363-0277 |
| Abstract: | A Library Journal survey of 2000 public libraries investigated adult book expenditures and circulation. This article presents statistics on purchasing power and circulation, sources used for purchasing decisions, where books are purchased, top circulating genres, topics of increased patron and librarian interest, topics being weeded and replaced, and top circulating adult fiction and nonfiction titles. (PEN) |
| Entry Date: | 1998 |
| Accession Number: | EJ561556 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | A Library Journal survey of 2000 public libraries investigated adult book expenditures and circulation. This article presents statistics on purchasing power and circulation, sources used for purchasing decisions, where books are purchased, top circulating genres, topics of increased patron and librarian interest, topics being weeded and replaced, and top circulating adult fiction and nonfiction titles. (PEN) |
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| ISSN: | 0363-0277 |
