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PDF pending restorationRueby, Cheryl – 1980
This syllabus outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on serials selection and management. The following topics are covered: (1) types of serials publications, issuing agencies, and identification aids; (2) selection and evaluation, including a collection development policy, selection aids, criteria for…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
PDF pending restorationWoelfl, Nancy N.; And Others – 1981
This course guide outlines the objectives and content for a one-day intermediate level continuing education course on monograph selection, acquisition, and management for health sciences librarians in medium to large-sized hospital libraries. Topics include: (1) characteristics of the scientific and technical monograph; (2) principles of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Library Acquisition
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context
Download full textRees, Alan M. – 1983
This course text outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on consumer health information (CHI) services. Topics covered include: (1) trends in medical consumerism and self-health care; (2) health information needs of consumers; (3) the role of the library in CHI, including legal ramifications; (4)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
Bolvin, Boyd M.; And Others – 1983
This module on Collection Management and Administration introduces the student to circulation systems, records management, collection management, and interlibrary loans. The capabilities and limitations of various types of circulation systems and how to charge out and discharge materials are discussed. Units also cover how to use statistics; how…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Distance Education, Grants, Higher Education
Bolvin, Boyd M.; West, Sharon – 1984
This second module in a three module program examines the types of materials and services that are available in a community information center or library and the tools or sources for obtaining them. The module covers: ways in which books and other materials are arranged and organized; descriptions of library catalogs and the basic information…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Cataloging, Community Information Services, Distance Education
Pattie, Ling-yuh W., Ed.; Cox, Bonnie Jean, Ed. – 1996
This book is a baseline guide for professionals and library school students on issues that concern the selection and bibliographic control of electronic resources, from both conceptual and pragmatic standpoints. The book includes the following articles: (1) "Foreward" (Lois Mai Chan); (2) "Introduction" (Ling-yuh W. (Miko)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
