Measuring the Impact of an Electronic Journal Collection on Library Costs: A Framework and Preliminary Observations

Carol Hansen Montgomery     montgoch@drexel.edu

D-Lib Magazine ( web site) 6 (10)
(ReLIS:doi:dlibma:y:2000:v:6:i:10:p:4)

Abstract:

Much has been written about the economic impact of electronic publishing on publishers. There also has been considerable discussion of the cost of subscribing to electronic publications. This paper addresses another important organizational impact triggered by the migration to electronic journals that has heretofore received little attention in the literature: the changes in the library's operational costs associated with shifts in staffing, resources, materials, space and equipment.

Volume: 6
Issue: 10

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