Using business process modelling to examine academic library activities for periodicals

• Published in: Library management Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 480 - 493
• Main Author: Tbaishat, Dina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 27.07.2010; Emerald
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship; Acquisition. Collection development policy; Acquisitions; Asset acquisitions; Business; Case studies; Collection management; Computer based modeling; Electronic periodicals; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Information service management; Information services; Information sources; Interlibrary loans; International; Internet resources; Legacy systems; Libraries; Library and documentation centre management; Library science; Management; Marketing; Modelling; Periodicals; Queuing theory; Sciences and techniques of general use; Studies; United Kingdom; Serials; Modelling; Jordan; Academic libraries; Process management; Business process; Stock management; Library management; Higher education library; Activity diagram; Collection development

Purpose - The paper's purpose is to examine the process for the acquisition of print and electronic periodicals acquisition process in academic libraries using a business process modelling technique, role activity diagram (RAD).Design methodology approach - A literature review examined process...