Browsing Academic Library Services by Author "Shirkey, Cynthia"
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Adding a Use Factor Measure to a Materials Allocation Plan for Books in an Academic Library
Barricella, Lisa Sheets; Shirkey, Cynthia (2013-05)Tasked with re-working East Carolina University's Joyner Library materials allocation plan to better align it with current needs, two librarians, Lisa Barricella (Acquisitions) and Cindy Shirkey (Collection Development) ... -
The Continuing Cautionary Tale of Creative Writing ETDs
Thomas, William Joseph; Shirkey, Cynthia (2013-08)Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) often spark debate regarding restrictions on access and students’ opportunities for later publication. Most other studies have found publishers are in fact willing to work with ... -
Demystifying Fund Allocation Formulas in an Academic Library Setting
Barricella, Lisa Sheets; Shirkey, Cynthia (2013-10-16)This presentation gave an overview of different types of allocation formulas in use at academic libraries and then focused on Joyner Library's recently developed model which incorporates a use factor measure. -
A Fund Allocation Process: Employing a Use Factor
Barricella, Lisa Sheets; Shirkey, Cynthia (2014-11-07)Beginning in 2012, two librarians sought to revise the beastly allocation formula used to distribute monographic funds at East Carolina University. After investigating different methods, they decided to develop a formula ... -
Giving Patrons What They Want: An Analysis of a Thesis and Dissertation Purchase-on-Demand Project at East Carolina University
Gee, Charles William; Shirkey, Cynthia (East Carolina University, 2010-04)Joyner Library's Interlibrary Loan Department has been purchasing theses and dissertations that it could neither borrow from other libraries nor find freely available online to fulfill patron requests. Purchased documents ... -
The Past is Prologue: Telling our Stories about Textbook Affordability Programs
Shirkey, Cynthia; Hoover, Jeanne K.; Anderson, Serin; Parker, Suzan (2017-11-09)Conversations about textbook affordability and open educational resources are gaining traction and visibility across the nation with advocacy by student groups, state legislators, and leaders in higher education. Responding ... -
Taking the Guess Work out of Collection Development: Using Syllabi for a User-Centered Collection Development Method
Shirkey, Cynthia (2011-07)Over the course of a year, 98 syllabi were collected from history, English, philosophy, religion and foreign literatures and languages departments at a large university in the Southeast. The syllabi were analyzed for ...