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Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas

Linda S. Katz

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Description:Learn how acquisitions librarians successfully serve specialized users!In this book, you'll find profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction, regional and ethnic materials, and more. Seasoned acquisitions librarians share their experiences in gathering the hard-to-find materials their libraries' highly specialized clients need to access. You'll also examine issues surrounding the acquisition of new reference tools that are vital in today's emerging electronic environment.With Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas, you'll examine:methods of ferreting out local and regional poetry--from Daniel Veach, editor/publisher of the Atlanta Reviewthe acquisition process in a specialized institution devoted to oceanography--from Elizabeth Cooksey of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanographyhow to acquire regional and ethnic materials for your library collectiona practical guide to the acquisition of material from an African country (based on the author's experience in the West African nation of Benin)acquisition of Web-based educational materialsacquisitions in the expanding area of popular fictionan acquisition librarian's mission to the multilingual nation of India, where she assessed the acquisition possibilities for the new India Studies program at Indiana UniversitySpecial libraries can exist in corners of large public or university libraries or they can be independent. They can be large and populated by hundreds of staff, or very small, staffed by one person. The defining characteristic of a special library is that its clientele is specialized. Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas brings together the voices of acquisitions librarians serving a wide variety of fields to guide you through the acquisitions process in their areas of concentration. It is a book that no budding or experienced acquisitions librarian should be without!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas. To get started finding Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 130

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1317951697

Description: Learn how acquisitions librarians successfully serve specialized users!In this book, you'll find profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction, regional and ethnic materials, and more. Seasoned acquisitions librarians share their experiences in gathering the hard-to-find materials their libraries' highly specialized clients need to access. You'll also examine issues surrounding the acquisition of new reference tools that are vital in today's emerging electronic environment.With Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas, you'll examine:methods of ferreting out local and regional poetry--from Daniel Veach, editor/publisher of the Atlanta Reviewthe acquisition process in a specialized institution devoted to oceanography--from Elizabeth Cooksey of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanographyhow to acquire regional and ethnic materials for your library collectiona practical guide to the acquisition of material from an African country (based on the author's experience in the West African nation of Benin)acquisition of Web-based educational materialsacquisitions in the expanding area of popular fictionan acquisition librarian's mission to the multilingual nation of India, where she assessed the acquisition possibilities for the new India Studies program at Indiana UniversitySpecial libraries can exist in corners of large public or university libraries or they can be independent. They can be large and populated by hundreds of staff, or very small, staffed by one person. The defining characteristic of a special library is that its clientele is specialized. Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas brings together the voices of acquisitions librarians serving a wide variety of fields to guide you through the acquisitions process in their areas of concentration. It is a book that no budding or experienced acquisitions librarian should be without!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas. To get started finding Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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