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Webb, Ruth – Library Journal, 1987
Suggests an adult nonfiction video collection for the librarian who is starting or upgrading nonfiction video holdings. Selection criteria are explained and guidelines for choosing vendors are included. Arranged by subject, the collection includes brief descriptions, and a list of distributors and wholesalers/retailers is provided. (EM)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Library Material Selection, Public Libraries, Videotape Recordings
Serebrin, Ray – Library Journal, 1987
This discussion of the role of video in the public library reflects on the nature of the video market in 1987 and discusses how to buy feature, nontheatrical, and children's videocassettes. A source list for reviews and acquisitions is included. (EM)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Costs, Guidelines, Library Material Selection
Hannigan, Matt – Library Journal, 1997
Provides guidelines for ordering the best computer books, geared to the library's size. Covers series, articles, subjects, and publishers most useful to a broad audience, as well as the best places to seek information on new titles and where to find reviews. Offers time savers for upgrading a computer book collection and discusses weeding…
Descriptors: Computers, Guidelines, Information Sources, Information Technology
Kister, Ken – Library Journal, 1992
Describes the growing number of dictionaries available to reference librarians, discusses factors that have led to the need for more dictionaries, and provides buying guidelines to help in selection decisions. Electronic versions of various dictionaries are described, and a sidebar examines the "American Heritage Dictionary" revisions.…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Joiner, Carol; And Others – Library Journal, 1993
Describes how the University of New Mexico library collaborates with an Albuquerque bookstore, which supplies the library with New Mexico literature. The difficulties of collecting New Mexicana, the development of a relationship with a local bookstore, and some guidelines for establishing similar relationships are discussed. (KRN)
Descriptors: Books, Bookstores, College Libraries, Guidelines
Karetzky, Stephen – Library Journal, 1998
Offers tips for choosing an automated library system. Topics include dealing with vendors; talking to other librarians; visiting a similar library with the same system; print sources for system information; demonstration disks; salespeople; costs; and learning about automation company competitors. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Costs, Guidelines
Garofolo, Denise A. – Library Journal, 1992
Provides an annotated bibliography of audiocassette tapes for instruction in 16 foreign languages. Methods of language instruction are discussed; differences in the target audience are considered, including tourists and business people; and guidelines for developing a library collection of language tapes are suggested. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audience Awareness, Audiotape Cassettes, Evaluation Criteria
