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| Library Resources and… | 6 |
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| Bruer, J. Michael | 1 |
| German, Lisa | 1 |
| Lehmann, Stephen | 1 |
| Morris, Dilys E. | 1 |
| Spohrer, James H. | 1 |
| Sullivan, David S. | 1 |
| Welsch, Erwin K. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBruer, J. Michael – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1974
An overview of library acquisitions in 1973. Because of decreasing federal support, libraries are increasingly concerned with getting the maximum return on their investment. There are brief discussions of copyright, automation, gifts and exchanges, government publications, microforms, out-of-print materials, and cooperative acquisitions. (LS)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Federal Aid, Financial Problems, Government Publications
Peer reviewedGerman, Lisa – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Reviews literature from 1992 that focused on issues concerning acquisitions. Highlights include acquisitions organization; conference reports; pricing issues and budgetary concerns; vendor performance; electronic publishing; automation; and acquisitions abroad. Issues of access versus ownership, copyright, and storage of electronic media are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgeting, Conferences, Copyrights
Peer reviewedWelsch, Erwin K. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Discusses the possible use of computer technology to enable collection development librarians to become active participants in an information network as librarians move from the concept of ownership of resources to access to information, and describes the functions and benefits of the implementation of a microcomputer-based selector's workstation.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Decision Making, Information Networks, Information Technology
Peer reviewedMorris, Dilys E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Presents results of a longitudinal study conducted at the Iowa State University Library that investigated the changes in task times, staffing patterns, and personnel costs for cataloging information expanded. Results show the proportion of time spent at tasks, trends in changes over time, and per title cataloging time and costs. (seven references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change, Costs
Peer reviewedLehmann, Stephen; Spohrer, James H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Reviews the collection development literature of 1992. Topics addressed include selection and collecting policies; cooperation; assessment and evaluation, including citation studies and user studies; organization and staffing; budget and allocations; electronic technologies of the present; and possible future developments. (Contains 178…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Citation Analysis, Futures (of Society), Library Automation
Peer reviewedSullivan, David S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Selectively surveys the literature of collection development in 1990. Topics covered include library materials budgets and finances; serials and the economics of scholarly publication; collection evaluation and analysis; cooperative arrangements; selection, deselection, housing, and preservation of library materials; staffing and organization; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Library Administration
