Advances in Collection development and resource management
Hardback
9781559382137
01 April 1995
£85.99
Emerald
- Description
- Contents
The eight papers in this, the first volume in the series, cover collection management, resource sharing, legal issues and education. They are aimed primarily at practitioners, but at the same time, they should be useful for administrators, educators and students.
Duplication and overlap among library collections - a chronological review of the literature, Sue O. Medina; weeding academic libraries - theory into practice, Mary Bushing and Elaine Peterson; major microform sets - the Alabama experience, Sue O. Medina et al; statewide cooperation in Alabama - improving academic library resources, Sue O. Medina and William C. Highfill; resource sharing ideals and realities - the case of Australia's distributed national collection, Margaret Henty; censorship in academe - the necessity for vigilance, A. Bruce Strauch; computer and information system warranties - caveat emptor, J. Michael Alfor and A. Bruce Strauch; education for acquisitions, Willian Fisher.