Economic valuation: National Bibliographic Database and National Union Catalogue

In May 2002 the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa commissioned McDermott Miller Limited to research and measure the national economic benefit of the National Bibliographic Database (“NBD”), the National Union Catalogue (“NUC”) and their access, identification and supply functions. The National Library’s commission included a brief, which defined the purpose, objectives and scope of the valuation project.