Value of collections: a study of Australia's Group of 8 University Libraries.

The article presents a conference paper on research on the Group of 8 (Go8) University libraries in Australia. It cites a report commissioned by Go8 to Outsell led by Vic Eliot, then University of the Australian National University. It offers a history of studies on the value of library services using activity-based costing methodology and benchmarking for process models. It presents research on economic value of libraries using the Return on Investment and Contingent valuation methodologies.