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Collection Management, 1986.
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Wortman, William A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
The 1986 literature on collection management is reviewed under six major headings: (1) general overview; (2) materials; (3) kinds of users and libraries; (4) evaluation and cooperation; (5) selection, acquisitions, and allocation; and (6) access, weeding, and preservation. A list of 251 references is provided. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
A Widening Circle: Preservation Literature Review, 1992.
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Drewes, Jeanne M. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Examines preservation literature from 1992 that focused on the integration of preservation strategies within the organization. Highlights include foreign preservation programs; collection development and preservation; government programs; deacidification; paper requirements; disaster recovery techniques; mutilation; microform issues; nonbook…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Government Role, Library Collection Development, Library Materials
Modeling Library Materials Expenditure: Initial Experiments at Arizona State University.
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Brownson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Discusses selection policies for library acquisitions and describes a quantitative model that explains variations in expenditures by subject that was developed at Arizona State University. The link between policy and selection practice is discussed, allocation formulas are examined, and further research topics are suggested. (57 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
Selection for Preservation: A Materialistic Approach and Costs Associated with Preservation Microfilming.
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Atkinson, Ross W.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Three articles on preservation present a theoretical framework for making preservation selection decisions by Atkinson, comments on Atkinson's concepts and possible mechanisms for identifying collections for top priority in microfilming by Child, and results of a Research Libraries Group study of the costs of preservation microfilming by McClung .…
Descriptors: Archives, Cost Estimates, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
An Electrifying Year: A Year's Work in Serials, 1992.
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Riddick, John F. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Selectively reviews the serials literature published in 1992. Issues discussed include cataloging and specifications; networked information and electronic publishing; CD-ROM serials; collection development; serials pricing; serials management; and conference reports. (Contains 122 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Conferences, Electronic Publishing, Information Networks
Books Aren't Us? The Year's Work in Collection Development, 1990.
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Sullivan, David S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Selectively surveys the literature of collection development in 1990. Topics covered include library materials budgets and finances; serials and the economics of scholarly publication; collection evaluation and analysis; cooperative arrangements; selection, deselection, housing, and preservation of library materials; staffing and organization; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Library Administration
The Rise in Consumerism: The Year's Work in Serials, 1990.
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Lonberger, Jana – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Examines major issues and trends in serials management represented in the literature published during 1990. Topics covered include the pricing crisis; publishing and scholarly communication; cancellation projects; technological developments and alternatives to print; claiming and replacement activities; acquisitions and collection development;…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Library Administration