Changes in productivity of Spanish university libraries

Simón, José Luis Múñoz de Baena y; Simón, Clara; Arias, A.

doi:10.1016/j.omega.2010.12.003

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“…Studies such as Chen (1997a), Chen (1997b), Han and Hong (2002), Jo et al (2009), andSimon et al (2011) use this kind of variable in the evaluation process. On the other hand, Osiewalski and Osiewalska (2004), and Kuang et al (2010) use the input "Seating capacities" as a proxy for the size of the library.…”

Section: Inputsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of the authors prefer to use two different outputs to represent the "Total interlibrary lending" and the "Total interlibrary borrowing" Kantor, 1998;Sauders, 2002;Shim, 2003;Simón de Blas et al, 2007;Kuang et al, 2010;Simon et al, 2011), while Chen (1997aChen ( , 1997b, for example, uses only the "Interlending Service" to refer to the external circulation of books.…”

Section: Inputsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Saunders (2002), Reichmann (2004), Reichmann and Sommersguter-Reichmann (2006), Simon et al (2011), and Stroobants and Bouckaert (2014) include the output "Weekly Library Service Hours" in the evaluation of the libraries. This variable is considered by establishing a relation between the efficiency of the library and its availability for users to have access to the library services.…”

Section: Inputsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It should be noted that the article proposed by Simon et al (2011), unlike other authors, suggests a three-stage service model, using basic inputs, intermediate outputs, and final outputs to examine the changes in productivity in the relations among the libraries. The variables "Collection", "Serials", "Seats" and "Service Hours" were treated as outputs in this paper, but they perform a dual function due to their intermediate variable characteristic.…”

Section: Inputsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to classic models, there are applications of DEA using advanced models, such as Fuzzy DEA Liu, 2003;Chuang, 2009) and Assurance Region Shim, 2003;Lin, 2004 Furthermore, considering the characteristics of an university library, it is possible to observe different ways to apply DEA, specially together with other assessment methods, for instance: Markovian Hypothesis (Jorge et al, 2009;Carvalho et al, 2013), Free Disposal Hull Approach (FDH) (Stroobants;Bouckaert, 2014), Stochastic frontier regression (Saunders, 2002), Malmquist index approach Sommersguter-Reichmann, 2009;Simon et al, 2011) and Bootstrap method (Simon et al, 2011).…”

Section: Efficiency In University Library Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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University libraries provide an important service to society, contributing to spread knowledge and cultivating new talents in the academic environment. The main objective of this article is to perform a review of the literature on efficiency assessments in the context of university libraries. The databases Web of Science and Scopus were adopted as reference to search for papers in the aforementioned context and identify the methodologies used and perspectives set out by different authors. A complementary search was also made on Google Scholar to obtain additional articles. In sum, 34 papers were found to compose the core of analyzed publications. As result, we observed that nearly 90% of the papers use Data Envelopment Analysis to assess the efficiency of university libraries and other methodologies with the same proposal were identified. Moreover, the variables used in these publications were analyzed, contributing to the mapping of main inputs and outputs that directly affect the services of university libraries. Furthermore, other characteristics were also considered, such as: temporal placement of publications and countries with the largest production of papers. Finally, based on the results of this study, further researches are suggested.Keywords: Academic libraries. Evaluation methods. Bibliographical revision. Resumo As bibliotecas universitárias prestam um importante serviço à sociedade, contribuindo para difundir o conhecimento e cultivar novos talentos dentro do ambiente acadêmico. Neste estudo, a revisão da literatura sobre avaliação de eficiência no contexto das bibliotecas universitárias é o principal objetivo. Foram adotadas como referência as bases de dados

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