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Kellerman, L. Suzanne – Library Resources & Technical Services, 2002
Describes the in-house operational procedures developed at the Penn State University libraries to produce facsimiles of hard-to-locate, out-of-print titles using digital scanning technologies. Highlights include identification and selection, costs, copyright issues, interlibrary loan, materials preparation, and future trends. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Costs, Futures (of Society)
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Zipp, Louise S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1999
Identifies core journals in environmental geology and explores facets of interdisciplinarity to consider the visibility of this field to collection-development librarians. Intercitation analysis of citing and cited patterns in 1995 articles revealed the journal network of environmental geology. Titles clustered into three categories:…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Engineering, Environmental Research, Geochemistry
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Miller, Heather S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Presents an alternative method of managing the purchase of volumes in monographic series. The purpose is to both ensure comprehensive review of all volumes in specified monographic series and to allow return of volumes not wanted for the library's collections. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
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Dilevko, Juris; Dali, Keren – Library Resources & Technical Services, 2002
Discusses results of a Web-based survey that was conducted to determine the extent to which Canadian public libraries are collecting multilingual materials, methods used to select materials, and whether public librarians are prepared to provide multilingual clientele with adequate materials and services. Examines constraints preventing public…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Materials, Library Research
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Demas, Samuel; And Others – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1995
Presents guidelines for identifying, evaluating, and selecting Internet resources based on a conceptual model and organizational framework of a collection development policy formulated at Cornell University's library. Topics include collection development in an electronic library and a taxonomy of Internet resources. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Classification, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries
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Simpson, Pamela; Seeds, Robert – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Describes procedures for ordering and cataloging electronic journals at the University Park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Successfully integrating electronic journals into the collection and the catalog requires close cooperation between selectors, reference librarians, and catalogers. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Cooperation, Electronic Journals