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1 online resource (104 pages) |
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Acquisitions librarian Series ; number 16 |
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Acquisitions librarian series ; no. 16.
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Introduction / John H. Sandy -- Interface of Approval and Firm Order / Susan Flood and Barbara K. Nelson -- Approval Plans for Small College Libraries: Revisiting the Issues and Considering the Possibilities / Mila C. Su -- The Impact of Approval Plans on Acquisitions Operations and Work Flow / Rosann Bazirjian -- Return to Sender? Analyzing Approval Plan Returns / Meredith L. Smith -- Major Issues in Approval Plans: The Case for Active Management / Mary Eldredge -- "Reengineering" and the Approval Plan: New Process or New Perspective? / R. Charles Wittenberg -- Strained Relations? Vendors and Publishers in the Electronic Marketplace / Matthew Nauman -- Approval Plan Overlap: A Study of Four Libraries / Robert F. Nardini, Charles M. Getchell, Jr. and Thomas E. Cheever |
| Summary |
How can you, as an acquisition librarians, keep current on the output of hundreds of publishers? The answer, of course, is that you cannot. For over 30 years, approval plans have been used by librarians to acquire current titles, save staff time, and build core collections. Even today, these reasons seem appropriate, as libraries try to maintain up-to-date collections and control personnel and operating budgets. However, as shown in Approval Plans: Issues and Innovations, the use of approval plans is not so simple and straightforward; their use is subject to complex procedures and policies--an |
| Notes |
"Has also been published as The Acquisitions Librarian, no. 16, 1996"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Academic libraries -- Collection development -- United States
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Approval plans in library acquisitions -- United States
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Academic libraries -- Collection development
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Approval plans in library acquisitions
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Approval plan
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Zichtregelingen.
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Collectievorming.
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Bibliotheken.
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sandy, John H
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| ISBN |
9781317951032 |
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1317951034 |
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