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Direct linkFenner, Audrey – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Approval plans are used by many libraries as an adjunct to title-by-title selection, and sometimes as a substitute for it. The author examines this approach to purchasing library materials, considering positive and negative effects approval plans may have on collection balance as well as on acquisitions budgets and workflow. The article also…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Librarians, Library Development
