ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS AND THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION-SCIENCE MONOGRAPH - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY

The present climate of economic retrenchment and information sharing has direct implications for the purchase of library and information science monographs by academic libraries. This paper explores the collection and use of these monographs by academic librarians. Furthermore, the paper shows the preferences of academic librarians for literature that has practical applications. The exploratory research also indicates possible topics meriting further investigation.