Research Catalog

Title

Acquisitions : core concepts and practices / Jesse Holden.

Author

Holden, Jesse

Publication

Chicago : Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017.

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Details

Description

xiv, 132 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"As a discipline, acquisitions encompasses everything from purchasing and budgeting to enabling access to materials; and every format from books, monographs, and serials to e-books, subscription-based electronic resources, and beyond. In this guide, Holden boils it to down to its essentials while providing a strategic framework that introduces and integrates all aspects of acquisitions. Using a holistic, hands-on approach that’s as useful for working librarians as for those studying the profession, this book provides an overview of acquisitions as a library profession, with a discussion of basic competencies, notions of ethics, and the organizing principle of “assemblage”; lays out a robust conceptual framework that unifies disparate aspects of acquisitions work and synthesizes its practical aspects; thoroughly examines content acquisitions in all formats, with an in-depth look at digital materials; covers such important trends as the rise of e-books, the ramifications of mobile devices as a mode of content access and interaction, demand-driven acquisition, and shifting expectations regarding paid-for content; tracks advancements in technology, including the widespread implementation of discovery services for content searching; underscores the responsive service component of acquisitions as informed by user expectations, community feedback, and usage standards such as COUNTER and SUSHI; addresses budgetary issues such as changes in services offered by vendors and subscription agents, and the emergence of a “new normal” for budget constraints and expectations resulting from the recession; and looks ahead to what anticipated changes to acquisitions means for the future Presenting a model that’s both comprehensive and flexible, Holden demonstrates how technical competencies and ethical imperatives can inform the day-to-day workflow of acquisition librarians"--Publisher's website.

Uniform Title

Acquisitions in the new information universe

Alternative Title

Acquisitions in the new information universe

Subject

• Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library
• Acquisitions (Libraries)
• Acquisition of electronic information resources
• Libraries and electronic publishing
• Acquisitions (Libraries) > Technological innovations
• Acquisitions (Libraries) > Philosophy
• Acquisitions librarians > Professional ethics

Note

• Revision of: Acquisitions in the new information universe : core competencies and ethical practices / Jesse Holden. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2010.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Acquisitions : an overview -- Assemblages of access -- Assemblages of discovery -- Assemblages of feedback and service -- The acquisitions assemblage : putting it all together.

ISBN

• 9780838914601 (print : alk. paper)
• 0838914608 (print : alk. paper)
• 9780838914915 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780838914922 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780838914939 (kindle) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2016026852

OCLC

956633899

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library