Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Library

Publication Date

11-1-2016

Abstract

During a time of stagnating budgets and rising journal costs, Central Washington University’s Brooks Library evaluated and added a popular print magazine collection and worked with faculty to eliminate redundant and low-use resources. The process of identifying the need, researching, evaluating, and gaining student input for popular magazines to be added to a recently opened coffee shop is addressed first. Secondly, the systematic approach the library used to identify journal titles received in multiple formats and low-use/high-cost resources then worked with faculty to change access models to realize a net savings is discussed. Throughout, insights are provided into the processes used to identify titles for possible elimination and the methods used to develop a popular magazine collection.

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This article was originally published in the Proceedings of the Charleston Library Conference. The full-text article can be found here.

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Charleston Library Conference

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© the author(s) 2016

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