Who Library Acquisitions

Author : Michelle Flinchbaugh,Chuck Thomas,Rob Tench
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781612495798

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Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services by Michelle Flinchbaugh,Chuck Thomas,Rob Tench Pdf

This book explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in acquisitions. In consortial acquisitions, a number of libraries work together, usually in an existing library consortia, to leverage size to support acquisitions in each individual library. In cross-functional acquisitions, acquisitions collaborates to support other library functions. For the library acquisitions manager, technical services manager, or the library director, awareness of different options for effective consortial and cross-functional acquisitions allows for the optimization of staff and resources to reach goals. This work presents those options in the form of case studies as well as useful analysis of the benefits and challenges of each. By supporting each other’s acquisitions services in a consortium, libraries leverage size to get better prices, and share systems and expertise to maximize resources while minimizing costs. Within libraries, the acquisitions function can be combined with other library functions in a unit with more than one purpose, or acquisitions can develop a close working relationship with another unit to support their work. This book surveys practice at different libraries and at different library consortia, and presents a detailed description and analysis of a variety of practices for how acquisitions units support each other within a consortium, and how they work with other library units, specifically collection management, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and the digital repository, in the form of case studies. A final section of the book covers fundamentals of collaboration.

Author : Elizabeth Futas
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCAL:B4327384

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Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures by Elizabeth Futas Pdf

This volume will help you acquire and manage a strong collection for your library, even when budgets are being cut. Topics covered include purchasing materials, formulating selection criteria, sharing materials with other institutions, and evaluating and preserving materials. This edition by the late Elizabeth Futas begins with the results of the author's survey of academic and public libraries. The author then explains how a sharply focused and clearly articulated collections development policy can assist libraries in providing the best possible service in the most cost-effective manner. These and other ideas, practices, and policies in this new edition will allow libraries to continue meeting the needs of their particular constituents, even in uncertain economic times.

Author : Karen A. Schmidt
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015057585955

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Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions by Karen A. Schmidt Pdf

This expanded and greatly enhanced edition of Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions provides all new information about successfully managing acquisitions through optimum staffing, sound acquisitions practices, and effective organization. Many chapters have been updated to reflect the emphasis on the use of technology in acquisitions.

Author : William A. Katz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
ISBN : 1560241217

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Vendors and Library Acquisitions by William A. Katz Pdf

Vendors and Library Acquisitions is an enlightening book that addresses the sometimes troublesome relationships between acquisitions librarians and the jobbers with whom they work. Various issues are explored to establish the most efficient and satisfactory methods of selecting a vendor, the way to gain expertise in evaluating the system, and the best ways to reach a successful relationship with the vendor and the public served by the library. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which discusses the selection and evaluation of a vendor, from the vendors's point of view. The chapters in this section cover what a vendor can do, should do, and should not be expected to do. The new technologies are also mentioned, with attention paid to the ways in which they have made the job of the vendor both easier and more difficult. The second section looks at vendor selection and evaluation from the librarians’perspective. Among the topics discussed are: making sure all orders get filled, obtaining material for numerous language groups, containing serials costs, and handling approval plans. Part Three, “Approval Plans and Vendors,” is a study of the similarities that are shared between approval plans, vendors, and librarians. Detailed instructions are given on what and what not to do when setting up an acquisitions program based on approval plans. Non book types of materials are also discussed, which are currently of great interest to many libraries. This practical book will be of great assistance to anyone working with serials and/or books and vendors.

Author : Rose Mary Magrill,John Boyd Corbin
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015010366170

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Acquisitions Management and Collection Development in Libraries by Rose Mary Magrill,John Boyd Corbin Pdf

Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher : Littleton, Colo : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCAL:B4327214

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Library Acquisitions by Bohdan S. Wynar Pdf

Annotated bibliography of books, periodicals and reference works dealing with the methodology of acquisitions librarianship.

Author : Frances C. Wilkinson,Linda K. Lewis,Rebecca L. Lubas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610697149

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The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management by Frances C. Wilkinson,Linda K. Lewis,Rebecca L. Lubas Pdf

Updated and enhanced, the second edition of this text provides both library students and practitioners with a thorough understanding of procedural and philosophical approaches in acquisitions management. Since the last edition of this text was published over a decade ago, library acquisitions practices have changed dramatically in response to economic and industry changes and the introduction and maturation of new technologies. An essential tool kit, this updated edition covers every aspect of current acquisitions management from organization of acquisitions departments to professional ethics. The step-by-step guide takes you through acquisitions department activities from the beginning of the ordering process through making materials available to the public. You'll learn about the latest acquisitions systems, negotiating bids and RFPs, gifts and exchange, and decisions of permanence. In addition, the book provides expert guidance on relationships with vendors as well as on the publishing industry in general. Key among the updates to this second edition is information about major changes that have occurred recently, including what's new in integrated library systems, electronic resource management, and patron- and demand-driven acquisitions. An appendix offers a wealth of resources on topics related to acquisitions and includes a comprehensive glossary.

Author : Abulfazal M. Fazle Kabir
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0789022907

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Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas by Abulfazal M. Fazle Kabir Pdf

In this book, you'll find profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction, regional and ethnic materials, and more. Seasoned acquisitions librarians share their experiences in gathering the hard-to-find materials their libraries' highly specialized clients need to access. You'll also examine issues surrounding the acquisition of new reference tools that are vital in today's emerging electronic environment.

Author : Katina Strauch,Bruce Strauch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317940371

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Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions by Katina Strauch,Bruce Strauch Pdf

Here is a timely new book on the pressing legal and ethical issues that are faced by librarians on a daily basis. Chapters written by librarians, lawyers, accountants, and business people discuss the concept of acquisitions as a business, address some of the ramifications of the climate in which practicing acquisitions librarians now find themselves, and examine some of the skills that will be required as the acquisitions librarian changes to meet the emerging demands. Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions features: an overview of antitrust issues in publishing practical suggestions for communicating with publishers a discussion of the acquisitions librarian’s role in dealing with charitable contributions a look at the issues involved in the purchase of new technologies information on the ethical and fiscal problems associated with the selection of appropriate materials for library collections a view of the business relationship between libraries and booksellers legal advice on the ramifications of a library allowing juveniles access to materials that are inappropriate for their age insider information on subscription vendor service charges and on getting the “best deal” a philosophical look at the problem of weeding books from a library’s collection

Author : Linda S Katz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317956303

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Out-of-Print and Special Collection Materials by Linda S Katz Pdf

An invaluable how-to for librarians and archivists--inside insights from leading collectors! This essential guide to the acquisition process covers every aspect of the search for hard-to-find materials. Out-of-Print and Special Collection Materials: Acquisition and Purchasing Options is a handbook of traditional and not-so-traditional methods for identifying, locating, and acquiring rare items from a variety of sources. The book serves as a comprehensive reference for professionals and students alike, drawing on the experiences of the foremost archivists in their fields. The book offers a unique assortment of specialized essays, informative and instructive. The assembled collectors are your guides on a journey in search of rare items--through specialty catalogs and special circumstances, libraries and bookshops, collections and book stocks--through the print underground of the acquisitions world. Topics range from the basics of acquisitions, to setting (and sticking to) a budget, building a collection, determining the market value of out-of-print materials, and more detailed looks at individual areas of research. Experienced archivists and budding collectors will find indispensable information on a variety of vital topics in this book, including: out-of-print music underground poetry acquisitions outside the United States planning a collection hard-to-find materials on science, technology, and medicine out-of-print literature

Author : Stephen Ford
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015001569360

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The Acquisition of Library Materials by Stephen Ford Pdf

Details all important principles, skills, and procedures pertaining to selecting and obtaining books and other library materials, paying for them or acknowledging receipts, and maintaining appropriate records.

Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:250629344

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Library Acquisitions by Bohdan S. Wynar Pdf

Author : Di Su
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 078903087X

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Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment by Di Su Pdf

Expand your knowledge of problems and possibilities with e-material acquisitions around the world to aid in making your own decisions The demand for electronic material in academic libraries is growing and shows no sign of abating. Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment addresses key issues in electronic materials development and presents cutting-edge practices from academic libraries around the world. Leading authorities reveal insights on both common and special concerns that every library administrator can use in making decisions about their own collections. The text also presents real-life case studies illustrating approaches that can be modified for effective planning of your own library acquisitions. The strategies are practical, the information clear and helpful, all of it contained in a single useful volume that every information science professional or academic can use. Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment is separated into three sections. The first section tackles issues common to most academic libraries such as electronic journal delivery and budgeting. The second section addresses special library digital issues such as the preservation and dissemination of unique types of information such as annual reports. The final section delves into the future of library electronic acquisitions and the coming challenges. This text is carefully referenced and includes tables and figures to enhance understanding of the subjects. Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment topics include: virtual learning environments (VLE) problems of pricing and access with individually ordered or packaged electronic journals budgeting issues in electronic resources management of electronic-only versions of journals electronic vs. paper serials--including selection criteria of each copyright law--and its impact on electronic acquisitions subscriptions to databases and the variations in depth and quality of indexing the challenges in creation of an electronic collection of historical annual reports costs and delivery options for unbundled and integrated media materials systematic incentives to implement archiving of peer-reviewed papers produced by faculty PDA serials issues Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment is helpful, horizon-expanding information for librarians, library administrators, archivists, publishers, and library and information science educators and students.

Author : Jim Agee
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000116110929

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Acquisitions Go Global by Jim Agee Pdf

Annotation This practical book guides the reader through the many aspects of a library's collection, including the user, current holdings, selection, assessing library vendors and acquisition of new materials. There is coverage of budget considerations, the profession's uncertain future, and new ways in which books have been made available by 21st century developments. This is a fundamental text for students or practicing librarians looking for a comprehensive guide to acquisitions.

Author : Daniel Kinyanjui
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9783668461338

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Elements of a library acquisition policy by Daniel Kinyanjui Pdf

Document from the year 2017 in the subject Library Science, Information- / Documentation Science, , language: English, abstract: A library acquisition policy is a formal statement that guides the library’s acquisition of materials to be added to its collections. It has a number of elements each addressing a specific purpose. This paper looks at the elements included in the policy. According to oxford English dictionary, a policy is a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual. It is basically a concise formal statement of principles or actions which indicate how an organisation will act in a particular area of its operation. A written policy prevents the organization from being driven by events or by individual enthusiasms and from engaging in projects, actions or activities, which may not support the mission of the organization.