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A Pilot Study of the Economic Valuation of Academic Libraries

KO, YOUNG MAN 1 Soonhee Pyo 2 SHIM, WONSIK 1

1성균관대학교
2성균관대학교 정보관리연구소

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ABSTRACT

The research reports the results from an investigation of various measurement elements and techniques appropriate for the economic assessment of academic libraries, with a view to apply them in future evaluation of academic libraries in Korea. Two libraries participated in the pilot study. In one library, CVM (contingency valuation method) was applied to services ranging from circulation, electronic collection, reference, user education and facility. In the second library, three different methodologies--time value, alternative service value and CVM--were all applied to measure the value of electronic collection. The research provides analyses of measurement elements used, study procedures and measurement results. Based on these analyses, the study also makes suggestions in the areas of measurement goals, service, users and the calculation of B/C ratios that need to be taken into consideration in order to execute reliable and valid assessment of academic library's value.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.