Reference, Libraries, Library and Information Science, Technical Services, Collection Development
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 - Tutorials cover collection development policies, needs assessment, selection criteria, acquisition of materials, weeding, censorship issues, collection assessment, preservation and repair, and donated materials.
- Links to a variety of resources for acquisition librarians. Compiled by Catherine Nicholson as part of BUBL LINK (Libraries of Networked Knowledge). Includes general resources, discussion lists, electronic order forms, journals, services, library supplie
- This public school system offers an extensively detailed application of the "Follet Library Management System." Last revised in 2004, this is a very comprehensive contemporary plan of a Elementary/Middle/High school system in Washington State.
- "The intent of this document is two-fold: to guide libraries in negotiating license agreements for access to electronic resources, and to provide licensors with a sense of the issues of importance to libraries and their user communities in such neg
- Produces linking software for libraries, including the open-source jake link server and the LinkBaton hyperlink delivery service to allow for the acquisitions of e-documents and e-journals.
- Guide to libraries for developing a collection of material in a variety of languages for patron use.
- This page is a portal to the various documents of standards available from the ACRL. While the scope of these documents are broad, many fall under the auspices of Collection Management; including Guidelines for Curriculum Materials Centers and Standards
- Postings for library duplicate items.
- Includes resources relating to selection, acquisitions, collection management and preservation, electronic texts and websites, intellectual freedom, and related associations and conferences. Provided by Lockwood Memorial Library, State University of New
- Results of a study that traced how often classroom faculty at small academic institutions assisted in book buying for the library.
- Draft and sample policies on 'collecting' electronic resources. These are drawn from a number of sources, including the ALA, the ARL, and several library consortia. They will prove helpful in designing your own library's collections management statement
- Directory of Web resources for acquisitions, collection development and serials librarians, and other book-buying professionals. Includes resources relating to library vendors and publishers; bibliographic verification tools; associations, journals, conf
- Guide to acquiring international government documents. For a number of international bodies, provides contact information for both the official publisher and other vendors. Created and maintained by Chuck Eckman (Stanford University Libraries).
- This section of the Internet Public Library provides resources for Acquisitions, Serials, and Collection Development librarians. General resources section contains web sites that provide general information on or links to acquisitions, serials, and collec
- International subscription agency that provides a serial guides listing nearly 20,000 titles.
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