Back to the future: Predicting materials costs by analyzing past expenditures

Authors
Clark, MM Alsbury, D
Citation
Mm. Clark et D. Alsbury, Back to the future: Predicting materials costs by analyzing past expenditures, LAW LIBR J, 92(2), 2000, pp. 147-156
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Library & Information Science
Journal title
LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00239283 → ACNP
Volume
92
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
147 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-9283(200021)92:2<147:BTTFPM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Is it possible to predict the future cost of reporters, citators, statutes, and periodicals based on past expenditures for such items? The authors pre sent their analysis of expenditures for materials in these four categories over a three-year period at the University of Florda Legal Information Cent er and reflect on the utility of the data for predicting future costs.