Library Technology R E P O R T S Expert Guides to Library Systems and Services Applying Quantitative Methods to E-book Collections Melissa J. Goertzen alatechsource.org American Library Association About the Author Library Technology Melissa J. Goertzen is the Collection Development Anal- REPORTS ysis & Support Librarian at Columbia University Librar- ies. She has ten years of experience working as a writer, ALA TechSource purchases fund advocacy, awareness, and project manager, and information professional at aca- accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. demic institutions across Canada and the United States. Volume 53, Number 4 In 2016, she completed the E-book Program Development Applying Quantitative Methods to E-book Collections Study, an ambitious assessment project that documented ISBN: 978-0-8389-5987-9 the e-book landscape at Columbia University over the course of two years. The results provided a series of American Library Association strategic best practices for collection development ini- 50 East Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611-2795 USA tiatives. She completed a double BA program in English alatechsource.org and History at the University of Calgary, followed by a 800-545-2433, ext. 4299 312-944-6780 Master of Information Management (MLIS) at Dalhousie 312-280-5275 (fax) University. To learn more, please visit http://melissago ertzen.wordpress.com. Advertising Representative Samantha Imburgia
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