Managing Acquisitions In Library And Information Services

Author : Liz Chapman
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856044963
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Acquisitions in Library and Information Services written by Liz Chapman and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers pre-order checking, ordering procedures, special orders, budgets, check-in, invoices, returns, claims, continuations, outsourcing, and online e-services from suppliers.

Author : Michelle Flinchbaugh
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1612495796
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services written by Michelle Flinchbaugh and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Judith M. Nixon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317985257
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patron-Driven Acquisitions written by Judith M. Nixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a decade, some academic libraries have been purchasing, rather than borrowing, recently published books requested by their patrons through interlibrary loan. These books had one circulation guaranteed and so appealed to librarians who were concerned about the large percentage of books selected and purchased by librarians but never checked out by their patrons. Early assessments of the projects indicated that patrons selected quality books that in many cases were cross disciplinary and covered emerging areas of scholarly interest. However, now we have a significant database of the ILL purchase records to compare these titles with books selected through normal methods. The projects described in this book present a powerful argument for involving patrons in the book selection process. This book looks at patron-driven acquisitions for printed books at Purdue University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Illinois, as well as exploring new programs that allow patrons to select e-books or participate in other innovative ways in building the library collections. This book was published as a special issue of Collection Management.

Author : Frances C. Wilkinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610697146
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management written by Frances C. Wilkinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Allen Kent
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824720421
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science written by Allen Kent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1987-02-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Author : Sheila Pantry
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Outsourcing in Library and Information Services written by Sheila Pantry and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide shows how outsourcing in Library and Information Services can assist in managing staff time successfully in order to provide the services that users want. Case studies, checklists and sources of practical help are included.

Author : Karen A. Schmidt
Publisher : ALA Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions written by Karen A. Schmidt and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 1999 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : John Kennedy
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780634145
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collection Management written by John Kennedy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly increasing reliance on digital rather than print-based resources has not diminished the importance of library collection management, but it has required significant modification in the thinking and the practice of collection managers, who today usually have to consider their clients' need for both print-based and digital materials. This updated edition aims to provide a concise overview of the major elements of contemporary collection management of print and digital resources - including policy formulation, selection, acquisition, evaluation, preservation, deselection, and cooperative collecting - in a way which aims to be of interest to the student and to any other reader seeking an understanding of a particularly dynamic area of librarianship.Much that has been previously published on collection management focuses on academic libraries, particularly those in North America. This book places greater emphasis on the experiences of smaller public and special libraries, and attempts to view its subject from the perspective of libraries in Australia and other countries geographically remote from North America and Western Europe. Dr John Kennedy has taught collection management at Charles Sturt University for over a decade and has produced several previous publications on the subject.

Author : Elizabeth Futas
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures written by Elizabeth Futas and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1984 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster
Publisher : University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library & Information Science
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology and Management in Library and Information Services written by Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster and published by University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library & Information Science. This book was released on 1997 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended both as a text for a graduate level course in library and information science and for managers of library and related information services, this volume is divided into the following sections: the effects of technology on the institution and its management; the effects of technology on services and users; and special issues in the management of technology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR