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Economics of Serials Exchanges
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Galejs, John E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1972
The article estimates the costs of the Iowa State University library's exchange operations and attempts to assess the value of serials received, concluding that the program is economically beneficial, and also enumerates the various nonmonetary benefits of exchanges. (19 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Economics, Exchange Programs
Out-of-Print Periodicals; the United States Book Exchange as a Source of Supply
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Hamann, Edmund G. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1972
The functions of the United States Book Exchange are defined and its periodicals holdings evaluated. (10 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Books, Depository Libraries, Exchange Programs, Libraries
Application of the Dewey Decimal Classification at the British National Bibliography
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Adams, Melba Davis – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1975
The place of the Dewey Decimal System in the subject analysis procedures of the British National Bibliography is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Exchange Programs
Application of the Dewey Decimal Classification at the Library of Congress
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Trotter, Robert Ross – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1975
The editorial procedure carried out in preparing a new edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification is described. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Editing, Exchange Programs
Toward Uniformity in Exchange Communication
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Shinn, Isabella – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1972
Instant communication, characterized by brevity, should be the practice of exchange librarians trading titles on the international level. Guidelines for a multilingual, many-purpose form letter, which could achieve uniformity, are presented. (14 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Exchange Programs, International Programs, Library Cooperation
Setting Up an Exchange Operation in the Small Special Library.
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Carter, Harriet H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1978
Describes the planning process and the procedures established to get the Fels Research Institute Library started in exchange activities through the ALA Duplicates Exchange Union and the MLA Exchange. Methods for evaluating the success of these programs after one year are explained. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Costs, Evaluation, Exchange Programs, Interlibrary Loans