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Are patrons using the research books? A new approach to approval plan assessment

Ramirose Ilene Attebury (Technical Services Department, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho, USA)

Collection and Curation

ISSN: 2514-9326

Article publication date: 5 July 2021

Issue publication date: 2 March 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to present findings of an approval plan assessment project, which analyzed circulation statistics for four Gobi Select designations: research essential, research recommended, basic essential and basic recommended.

Design/methodology/approach

This study approaches approval plan assessment by analyzing three years of circulation statistics to determine which, if any, of the Gobi Select designations circulated the most.

Findings

This study reveals that books designated as “basic essential” have circulated at higher rates than other designations.

Originality/value

To the best of the author’s knowledge, no other studies have made use of Gobi Select designations to analyze circulation statistics for books obtained on an approval plan.

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Citation

Attebury, R.I. (2022), "Are patrons using the research books? A new approach to approval plan assessment", Collection and Curation, Vol. 41 No. 2, pp. 47-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/CC-01-2021-0002

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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