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Librarians have long used data to describe their collections. Traditional measures have simply been inputs and outputs: volumes acquired, processed, owned, or circulated. With the growth since the 1990s of cultures of assessment, librarians have sought statistics that are evaluative rather than simply descriptive. More recently, exponentially increasing journal prices and an economic recession have intensified the need to make careful purchasing decisions and to justify these to administrators. A methodical evaluation of a library collection can help librarians understand and meet user needs...

"What would you do if your livelihood and enormous salary was hanging by a thread? Anything, right? This fictional book represents no particular person, living or dead. It has been knocking around in my head for ten years and has no intention to embarrass or even imply disrespect. It is a dream... perhaps a nightmare I once had. I wrote it for you... for the plane ride or that wait in the school line to pick up your children. I invite you to take a lighthearted mind trip with me; I am doubtful that 'E.' will change the way you look at people, but it will delight and amuse you Sometimes that...