Management and organization of the acquisitions department

著者

    • Racz, Twyla
    • Tammany, Rosina

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Management and organization of the acquisitions department

Twyla Racz, Rosina Tammany, editors

Haworth Press, c1994

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"Has also been published as The Acquisitions librarian, no. 12, 1994"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121)

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内容説明

Here is a critical look at the changing roles of the acquisitions department and the acquisitions librarian. Management and Organization of the Acquisitions Department focuses on how acquisitions librarians functioned in the past, how technology has changed their roles today, and what they can look forward to in the future. Readers will find a variety of workable solutions for present problems and issues and will be able to meet future challenges with the same vigor and responsiveness that they have in the past.Authors address a range of pertinent topics and discuss how they have coped with problems faced by their institutions. Chapters examine: the organizational structure that must be established for successful conversion from one automated system to another the role of the acquisitions librarian in the accreditation of academic libraries the fiscal link between the acquisitions department and the parent institution's financial offices organizational changes brought about by budget and staff cuts strategies to allay the fears of acquisitions staffs and keep them involved in satisfying work during budget crises the use of student workers in acquisitions departments and how their roles have changed with the evolution of technology and methodology advantages and disadvantages of copy cataloging in the acquisitions departmentIndividuals involved in library acquisitions departments and libraries in general must keep abreast of increasing changes in their work. Management and Organization of the Acquisitions Department is a helpful source of information and suggestions to guide professionals through turbulent times.

目次

Contents Introduction Some Observations on the Past, Present, and Future of Acquisitions in Research Libraries Migrating Between Online Acquisitions Systems: Organizing Information and Staff The Role of the Acquisitions Librarian in the Accreditation of Academic Libraries The Balancing Act: Or How Much Money Do We REALLY Have Left? Acquisitions in a Shrinking Technical Services Division: Budget Cuts as a Catalyst for Change Staffing in Acquisitions Use and Productivity of Students in Acquisitions Copy Cataloging in an Acquisitions Department Standing Order Matrices: Or, Only a Mother Could Love a Non-Periodical Continuation E-Journals: Acquisitions and Access The Future, He Wrote: Serials in the Third Millennium: An Essay Reference Notes Included

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