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Peer reviewedAderibigbe, M. R. – Microform Review, 1984
Discusses need for microforms (high costs, inaccessibility, space requirements, and deterioration of printed materials), selection of microform materials, and maintenance of microform equipment for library microform services in Nigeria. Results of a study of print material usage at the University of Lagos Library are presented. Eight sources are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Library Collections, Library Equipment, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedTotten, Herman L. – Library Trends, 1971
Selection of the storage facility is only part of the larger problem of how to select books for storage and in what form to store them. (NH)
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Materials, Microforms
Costigan, Daniel M. – 1975
The micrographic system utilizes microimaging in the areas of space saving, reproducibility, durability, file integrity, and automated retrieval. This manual about micrographics is organized into 10 chapters, each covers a major facet of the system. The first chapters cover the basics of the system: objectives, classification, searching and…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Computer Output Microfilm, Guides, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedYerburgh, Mark R. – Microform Review, 1978
In the light of current budgetary restrictions, it is important that librarians deliberate wisely when considering the acquisition of expensive microform collections; some of the issues that must be considered are identified and prioritized. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, College Libraries, Library Collections
Baatz, Wilmer H. – 1978
The objective of this study was to determine how large research libraries perform the function of collection development. The paper describes collection development theory within the formal organizational structure of the library, identifies the actual decision points involved in selection of materials, and examines the staff and facilities…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collections
Samore, Theodore, Comp. – 1973
Major American research and university libraries, and even college and medium to large public libraries, are steadily expanding their acquisition of foreign materials. In view of this development, a two-week institute on the Acquisition of Foreign Materials was held at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee in 1971. The basic purpose of the…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Foreign Language Books, Foreign Language Periodicals, Library Acquisition
Casserly, Mary – 1982
In this document the collection goals of the William Paterson New Jersey State College library are enumerated and the policies and procedures of the library regarding the selection and acquisition of different types of materials are summarized. Following a short introduction to the function of collection development policies is a general statement…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Archives, College Libraries, Glossaries
