Acquisitions go global : an introduction to library collection management in the 21st century /

Acquisitions Go Global guides the reader through many aspects of a library's collection including the user, current holdings, selection, and acquisition of new materials. The book also considers budgets, and how books are made available in 21st century markets. Methods for assessing library ven...

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Main Author: Agee, Jim
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] : Chandos Publishing, 2007.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Acquisitions Go Global guides the reader through many aspects of a library's collection including the user, current holdings, selection, and acquisition of new materials. The book also considers budgets, and how books are made available in 21st century markets. Methods for assessing library vendors are described. Practical details are frequently included; concepts and theory are alluded to but are not a major emphasis of the text.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 ebook (150 pages))
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index.
ISBN:9781780631042
1780631049