Published by The Association of Research Libraries
for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
November 1992

• List of Figures and Tables
• Foreword, by William G. Bowen
• Synopsis, by Ann Okerson

• CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

PART 1: Historical Trends: Collections, Expenditures, Publications

• CHAPTER TWO: Growth of Library Collections
• CHAPTER THREE: Growth of Library Expenditures
• CHAPTER FOUR: Components of Library Expenditures
• CHAPTER FIVE: Book and Serial Production
• CHAPTER SIX: Book and Serial Pricing

PART 2: Information Needs and New Technologies

• CHAPTER SEVEN: Information as a Commodity
• CHAPTER EIGHT: Bibliographic Information in Electronic Form
• CHAPTER NINE: Electronic Publishing
• CHAPTER TEN: Resource Sharing: Collection Development and Document Delivery
• CHAPTER ELEVEN: Economic and Legal Issues
• CHAPTER TWELVE: Networks and the National Telecommunications Infrastructure

 
• References Cited

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

Data Categories and Definitions

• ARL Data Categories
• HEGIS/IPEDS Data Categories and Definitions
• ARL Statistics Questionnaire, 1990-91

APPENDIX B

• Appendix Tables
• Glossary
• Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data