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Peer reviewedAtkinson, Ross – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Presents model depicting how library acquisition decisions are made based upon typology of contexts according to which citations are understood. Three contexts are defined: "syntagmatic context" within citation itself, "contexts of supplementation" provided by selection source, "contexts of resolution" derived from selector's experience of…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Context Clues, Decision Making, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedEdelman, Hendrik – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1979
Describes the elements of a selection decision model, and develops an outline for classification of library materials by source of origin. Descriptions of short- and long-term goals for collection development are included, as well as an outline of macro- and microselection decision making. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Decision Making, Library Material Selection
