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Collection Assessment for the Social Sciences at UC Berkeley
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Schiraldi, Hilary Dorner, Jennifer |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Collection building is often described as more of an art than a science. Historically selectors relied upon basic usage statistics, the amount of money spent or volumes added, and anecdotal feedback to determine how well the collection met the needs of their students and faculty. There is no readily available data to determine if different disciplines are equally supported, the mix of formats used by different disciplines, or even which journals are the most heavily used (since usage data doesn't disaggregate by department). We believed that research methods from the social sciences could be used to gather meaningful (and actionable) data about our collections. To this end we conducted a citation analysis of doctoral dissertations in political science, economics, business and history to help us understand how well our collections are meeting our users' needs, to identify gaps, and to make more informed decisions about how best to use our resources to support doctoral research. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt6z69958p/qt6z69958p.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://old.libraryassessment.org/bm~doc/15edwardsposter.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
