Acquisitions and collection development

In this book, first published in 1989, practicing librarians share their hands-on experience with implementing various types of acquisitions systems and address planning considerations, the blurring of roles between acquisitions and cataloguing, staffing implications, electronic record transmission, and specialized functions of automated acquisitions systems.

This book, first published in 1989, discusses the maintenance of a quality collection within a budget while still making necessary cuts and savings.

This book, first published in 1937, examines the principles and practicalities of inter-library loans of books - making available to readers elsewhere otherwise idle books.

This book, first published in 1932, is a guide to the details required of a successful children's library, not just the books and catalogue, but also the different staffing needs of a collection aimed purely at children.

This book, first published in 1932, is a guide to the details required of a successful children's library, not just the books and catalogue, but also the different staffing needs of a collection aimed purely at children.

This book, first published in 1937, examines the principles and practicalities of inter-library loans of books - making available to readers elsewhere otherwise idle books.

This book, first published in 1949, grew out of a series of talks to young librarians preparing for the entrance exam of the Library Association, and the syllabus for this exam was used to provide section and chapter headings.

This book, first published in 1955, deals in detail with history, planning, furnishing, staffing, book stocks, patents and trade marks, administration and methods used to collect and present information to commercial houses and producing firms.

This book, first published in 1949, grew out of a series of talks to young librarians preparing for the entrance exam of the Library Association, and the syllabus for this exam was used to provide section and chapter headings.

This book, first published in 1955, deals in detail with history, planning, furnishing, staffing, book stocks, patents and trade marks, administration and methods used to collect and present information to commercial houses and producing firms.

If the heart of the library is its collection, this textbook provides the keys to the heart of your library.

This is the first comprehensive and in-depth study of the Chinese collection in the Library of Congress, the largest collection of its kind in the Western world.

This is the first comprehensive and in-depth study of the Chinese collection in the Library of Congress, the largest collection of its kind in the Western world.

Access, Resource Sharing, and Collection Development explores the role of libraries in acquiring, storing, and disseminating information in different formats to help you better use technology to share scarce resources and connect library users with collections.

Access, Resource Sharing, and Collection Development explores the role of libraries in acquiring, storing, and disseminating information in different formats to help you better use technology to share scarce resources and connect library users with collections.

In this practical handbook, newly updated for 2010, Carol Alabaster focuses on developing a collection with high-quality materials while saving time and money.

In this practical handbook, newly updated for 2010, Carol Alabaster focuses on developing a collection with high-quality materials while saving time and money.

Copyright law is a critical issue for authors, librarians, publishers, and information vendors.

In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest collection and Chinese cultural presence outside Asia.

Physicians, health researchers, and nurses make extensive use of focus groups.

Learn how information professionals are addressing the electronic resource issues being faced in their own libraries and around the world!

Librarians and other library professionals will find this informative book chock full of thought-provoking papers that will help you find new solutions to the collection development problems your library may experience while facing this new digital age.

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First published in 1998 , A Guide to Children's Reference Books and Multi Material provides essential information on over 250 children's reference products for parents, teachers and librarians wishing to purchase the best books and multimedia material in the late 90's.

First published in 1998 , A Guide to Children's Reference Books and Multi Material provides essential information on over 250 children's reference products for parents, teachers and librarians wishing to purchase the best books and multimedia material in the late 90's.

First published in 1992, This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current a better appreciation of the potential of their own system.

First published in 1992, This guide, one of a series looking at library automation systems, will not only help prospective users in their systems choice, but will also give current a better appreciation of the potential of their own system.

First published in 1992, this volume recognises that it is not unusual, when practising librarianship, to come across small to medium collections within the library, which, because they are different from the main collection, are outside the librarian's experience or are a new type of material not properly managed or exploited.

First published in 1992, this volume recognises that it is not unusual, when practising librarianship, to come across small to medium collections within the library, which, because they are different from the main collection, are outside the librarian's experience or are a new type of material not properly managed or exploited.

For purposes of accreditation, resource sharing, and institutional mission, librarians need to assess the strengths of their collections in particular subject areas.

This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections.

Gain the administrative support you need for your media center and library programs with this practical and enlightening guide.

Getting parents to participate in their child's education is easy with these take-home reproducibles!

School library media specialists will find this concepts-based approach to teaching electronic literacy an indispensable basic tool for instructing students and teachers.

Show reluctant teens that reading is not only fundamental-it's also fun!

Libraries can define their service goals to better serve and empower teen girls.

A recipient of the Outstanding Reference Award from the Association of Jewish Librarians in its earlier edition, this updated edition of Judaica Reference Sources maintains its editorial excellence while revising and expanding coverage for the new century.

A myriad of exciting opportunities for collaboration and networking await you!

By the turn of the twentieth century, Paris was the capital of the art world.

By the turn of the twentieth century, Paris was the capital of the art world.

Have you ever looked at your Library's key performance indicators and said to yourself "e;so what!

This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published.

Managing ebook Metadata in Academic Libraries: Taming the Tiger tackles the topic of ebooks in academic libraries, a trend that has been welcomed by students, faculty, researchers, and library staff.

Quality and the Academic Library: Reviewing, Assessing and Enhancing Service Provision provides an in-depth review and analysis of quality management and service quality in academic libraries.

Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries explores the current Canadian academic library environment, and the need for succession planning in that environment.

Digital Disruption and Electronic Resource Management in Libraries identifies issues in the management of e-resources.

Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs.

Have you ever looked at your Library's key performance indicators and said to yourself "e;so what!

Managing ebook Metadata in Academic Libraries: Taming the Tiger tackles the topic of ebooks in academic libraries, a trend that has been welcomed by students, faculty, researchers, and library staff.

Quality and the Academic Library: Reviewing, Assessing and Enhancing Service Provision provides an in-depth review and analysis of quality management and service quality in academic libraries.