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Peer reviewedDavis, Susan – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Reviews significant articles on various aspects of serials work appearing during 1988. Discussion of the articles is organized by the following topics: pricing; union listing and the holdings standard; serials cataloging; automated systems; electronic developments; publishing; subscription agents; collection management; developments outside the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedCalhoun, John C.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Proposes a model based on mechanical selection for core collection development that is appropriate for large and medium-size academic research libraries. Statistics that show a large percent of desirable books are published by a small percent of publishers are presented, and titles published by university presses and by commercial presses are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedSt. Clair, Gloriana; Treadwell, Jane – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1989
Describes a study that compared the performance of two general approval plan vendors with that of two science and technology (sci/tech) specialty vendors in identifying sci/tech titles that matched a library profile. The areas discussed include overall coverage by vendors, representation of non-trade publishers, and difficulties in using approval…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSwora, Tamara; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Three articles review the literature on the new information technologies as they relate to library technical services in 1984 and 1985. Swora and Fischer review micrographics, optical disk technology, and the fair use debate; Pankake covers collection development and acquisitions; and Linken describes changes in serials management. (EM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Copyrights, Electronic Publishing, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedSullivan, 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
Peer reviewedLonberger, 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
