A Critical Examination of the Assessment Analysis Capabilities of OCLC ACAS [An article from: The Journal of Academic Librarianship]
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Author(s)L.E. Lyons
PublisherElsevier
ISBN / ASINB000RR6DQG
ISBN-13978B000RR6DQ4
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Over 500 libraries have employed OCLC's iCAS and its successor Automated Collection Assessment and Analysis Services (ACAS) as bibliometric tools to evaluate monograph collections. This examination of ACAS reveals both its methodological limitations and its feasibility as an indicator of collecting patterns. The results can be used to maximize the assessment capabilities of ACAS.
Description:
Over 500 libraries have employed OCLC's iCAS and its successor Automated Collection Assessment and Analysis Services (ACAS) as bibliometric tools to evaluate monograph collections. This examination of ACAS reveals both its methodological limitations and its feasibility as an indicator of collecting patterns. The results can be used to maximize the assessment capabilities of ACAS.
