Academic libraries encounter some problems in acquisition such as space and budget deficiencies and that of publication increase. This necessitate the collections of academic libraries and information centers being evaluated with scientific methods. Cost-effectiveness is one of these evaluating ways. This study aimed to study the cost-effectiveness of printed Persian and Latin books bought by Central Library of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Research population included 1219 and 333 books in Persian and Latin, respectively. This research was applied one and data collection way was a descriptive survey. The results showed that books in Orthopedics, English language and Literature were among the first 15 subjects during the period which had the least mean of cost-effectiveness, however. In other words, lower cost per use was paid for books in these subjects. The finding showed that the cost-effectiveness of books translated into Persian was lower than their English counterparts. Programming for appropriate assignment of budget and correct decisions for the future are of the most important benefit of evaluating cost-effectiveness of books in each subject.
