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Comparing gifts to purchased materials: a usage study |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Industrial Engineering Department, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99, 5° Andar – 90035-190 Porto Alegre, Brazil;2. Universidade de Passo Fundo, Graduate Program on Business Administration and Graduate Program on Food Science and Technology Rodovia BR 285, Km 292,7, S/n - São José, Passo Fundo - RS, 99052-900 Brazil |
| Abstract: | The aim of the study was to compare the value of gift materials added to the general collection of a small to medium-sized academic library with materials selected and purchased by the library. The measure employed to determine the relative value of the gifts vs. non-gifts was how often the materials were used within a 12-month period. Two groups of 77 books (gifts and purchased items) were tracked over the course of 1 year to determine if the gifts were used significantly less. Results indicate that donated books were used on average 0.87 times whereas non-gifts were used 1.38 times. A t-test was also applied demonstrating that the two groups were significantly different at the 0.05 level. This provides empirical data libraries can use to re-evaluate existing policies and procedures for handling gifts. |
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