@article{56676,
  author = {Steven Knowlton and Lauren Hackert},
  title = {Value Added: Book Covers Provide Additional Impetus for Academic Library Patrons to Check Out Books},
  abstract = { <p>Publishers attract readers to books and inform them about the books{\textquoteright} contents by adding information to the books{\textquoteright} covers. In many academic libraries, the dust jackets of cloth-bound books are discarded. This study was a physical inventory of 1,319 recently published books in an academic library, and comparison of circulation statistics between different cover types. By every measure, books with publisher-supplied information on the cover circulated at a higher rate than books with plain covers. The implications of our findings for collection management are discussed.</p> },
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Library Resources and Technical Services},
  volume = {59},
  pages = {112-119},
  language = {eng},
}