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Managing acquisitions in library and information services / Liz Chapman.

Title
Managing acquisitions in library and information services / Liz Chapman.
Author
Chapman, Liz
Publication
London : Facet, 2004.

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Book/TextRequest in advance Z689 .C435 2004Off-site

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Description
viii, 150 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Acquisitions (Libraries)
  • Information services
  • Information Services
  • Library Collection Development
Note
  • First published as: Buying books for libraries, 1989.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction. What is acquisitions? ; How this book is arranged -- 2. Pre-order checking. Requests to purchase ; Stock-checking ; Suppliers as information sources ; Reading lists ; Bibliographical data ; Keeping up with sources old and new -- 3. Publishers and publishing. Electronic materials ; Information on publishers ; Information from publishers -- 4. Beyond the basic book. A change of form ; Other collections ; Series and continuations ; European language materials ; British government publications ; Music ; Audiovisual materials -- 5. Suppliers. Choosing suppliers ; Outsourcing ; Online e-services from suppliers ; Internet suppliers ; Consortium purchasing ; Ordering foreign material ; Evaluating suppliers -- 6. Ordering. Information required by the supplier ; Information required by acquisitions ; Editing orders ; Order input ; Automated order systems ; EDI -- 7. Out-of-the-ordinary ordering. Urgent orders ; Direct orders ; Standing orders and continuations ; Blanket or open orders ; Material on trial ; Electronic materials ; Out-of-print and second-hand material ; Book sales and auctions ; Remainder and review dealers ; Reprints ; There is no such thing as a free book ; A time to refrain from ordering -- 8. When the orders arrive. The mail ; Checking in orders ; Delivery problems ; Accessions ; Statistics -- 9. Finance and budgets. Financial guidelines ; Budgets ; Prices ; The financial year ; Invoices and payment ; Financial records and auditing -- 10. The way ahead. Keeping up with developments.
ISBN
1856044963
OCLC
  • 55683194
  • SCSB-11891427
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library