Muñoz-Gonzalez, LauraJuan-Quilis, Verónica2012-10-082012-10-082011Muñoz-González L, Juan-Quilis V. Is a Virtual Library cost effective? Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries 2011, Vol. 7 (4)1841-0715http://hdl.handle.net/10668/550The Andalusian Public Health System Virtual Library (Biblioteca Virtual del Sistema Sanitario Público de Andalucía, BV-SSPA), was created in June 2006. In this paper an evaluation is made to see whether the investment made by the Andalusian Government has been worthwhile. The cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the project together with the management criteria are explored.esLibraryCost-effectivenessEconomies of scalesEfficiencyAnálisis Costo-BeneficioMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Information Centers::LibrariesMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Economics::Costs and Cost Analysis::Cost-Benefit AnalysisMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Services Administration::Organization and Administration::Efficiency, Organizationalresearch articleopen access