This issue is devoted to discussing matters relating to research library measurement, both traditional services and electronic, networked services. St. Lifer, E. 1999. Libraries succeed at funding books and bytes. Discusses Library Journal s ninth annual library Budget Report and, specifically, dollars spent by libraries on technology budgets. State Library of Iowa.
Standards committee develops new electronic usage data element .
Young, P.R. 1998. Statistics for the digital age. Describes the difficulties involved in attempting to measure electronic services in libraries and the need for standard measures.