Because title changes of reprints cause specific problems for libraries, resulting in waste of time and money, 54 reprint publishers were polled about their policies regarding reprint title changes. The conclusions reached were: (1) The reprint publishing industry needs to reevaluate its practices, giving more consideration to the needs of academic libraries; (2) Libraries should refuse to patronize uncooperative publishers; and (3) Libraries should return inadvertent duplications without...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Libraries, Library Acquisition, Publishing Industry
Rules and guidelines are provided for the process of acquiring documents and journal articles to be considered for inclusion in the ERIC database. The differing responsibilities of the Government, the ERIC Clearinghouses, and the ERIC Facility are delineated. The various methods by which documentary material can be obtained are described. Sample solicitations are provided covering different situations. The need for proper recordkeeping and forms is emphasized and examples are given of form...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Copyrights, Databases, Documentation, Library Acquisition, Publications, Recordkeeping
Rules and guidelines are provided for the process of acquiring documents to be considered for inclusion in the ERIC database. The differing responsibilities of the Government, the ERIC Clearinghouses, and the ERIC Facility are delineated. The various methods by which documentary material can be obtained are described and preferences outlined. Sample solicitations are provided covering different situations. The need for proper recordkeeping and forms is emphasized and examples are given of form...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Copyrights, Databases, Documentation, Library Acquisition, Publications, Recordkeeping
This guide provides local New York State education agencies with necessary instructions for participating in fiscal 1970 programs under the ESEA Title II program. The pamphlet also includes information on the basic grant program, special purpose grants, and special purpose incentive grants. (JF)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grants, Guidelines, Library Acquisition, Library Materials, School Libraries
Presented in this 41-page bibliography are listings on environmental concerns, pollution, energy, and environmental education (see also SO 008 762). The listings provide the most current information on energy and environment dating from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are conference proceedings, project reports, studies, and commercially published books. Citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Ecology, Energy, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences,...
One hundred and one listings comprise this general bibliography on social and city planning. The listings provide current information on social planning. Most of the listings date from 1974 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are project reports, commercially published books, directories, and pamphlets dealing with social planning. The citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. An author and title index and a list of some publishers'...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Library Acquisition, Social Influences, Social Planning, Urban...
Contained in this 24-page, partially annotated bibliography are entries on transportation and motor vehicles. The listings provide current information on transportation, dating from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are project reports, committee reports, commercially published books, and studies. Citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Library Acquisition, Motor Vehicles, Planning, Transportation, Urban...
The service that librarians provide to their library patrons is focused upon in the proceedings of this meeting. Daniel Melcher discusses acquisitions as they relate to user service, and then answers questions. The text of a skit depicting interaction between users, librarians and the card catalog is presented. Also included are the questions and answers from a panel forum of library users. Edward N. Howard summarizes the entire program in the form of a reaction statement from a fictitious...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Catalogs, Library Services, Skits, Use...
One hundred and fourteen entries comprise this general bibliography on land use, zoning, city planning, and the relationship on the environment. Most of the sources date from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, research reports, and studies. Citations are alphabetized by author and include the title index and a list of some publishers' addresses conclude the document. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Environmental Education, Land Use, Library Acquisition, Urban...
The Acquisition and Accounting System has been programmed and tested, and is currently running in parallel with the manual operations. Implementation is taking place in planned stages so as to ensure a smooth takeover and to enable staff to familiarize themselves with a number of different approaches to their work. As would be expected, the workload has increased considerably, but it is to be hoped that the extra effort will pay off in terms of maximum effectiveness of the operating system. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accounting, Automation, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Guides, Library...
Contained in this bibliography are listings dating from 1974 through 1975 on political science, politics, and public administration. The bulk of the documents are committee reports, conference proceedings, guides, commercially published books, and project reports. Arrangement is by author. Some entries are annotated; all citations include title, date, number of pages, and availability. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Library Acquisition, Political Science, Politics, Public...
This study sought to determine (1) the attendance of public librarians in government documents workshops, (2) the familiarity with and use of selection and reference tools, (3) the amount of money spent for the purchase of government publications, (4) the receipt of government publications from congressmen, and (5) if special courses in government documents have been studied. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of libraries. Eighty-four of 100 questionnaires were returned, of these 81...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Government Publications, Librarians, Library Acquisition, Library Expenditures,...
A study was done at the Purdue University Libraries to identify publishers of interest to Purdue, to characterize the subject areas by type of publisher after library selection, and to evaluate the performance of commercial and university presses. The majority of the document consists of tabular compilations of the data collected in the study. The first table ranks 184 publishers who furnished Purdue with four or more books in a six month period according to the total number of books received...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Evaluation, Library Acquisition, Library Research, Publishing...
One hundred and twenty-nine citations comprise this general bibliography on the environment. The listings provide the most current information on environmental studies, research, and programs (see also SO 008 762). Most date from 1974 through 1975. Commercially published books and government and state reports make up the bulk of the bibliographic entries. The citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. An author and title index and a list...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Energy, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Research,...
Each of the objectives of the Five Associated University Libraries (FAUL) is discussed in terms of the effort FAUL has made to attain them during the past twenty-six months. These are: (1) to develop coordinated acquisitions policies, (2) to develop means for sharing resources, (3) to develop shared storage facilities, (4) to develop easy and rapid communications systems among the membership, (5) to develop compatible machine systems, (6) to explore and develop other areas of cooperation, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning,...
The Federal Library Committee through the Task Force on Procurement Procedures in Federal Libraries is examining all problems and is recommending policies, procedures, and practices which will maximize the efficient procurement of library materials. It is suggested that the vehicle for this investigation be the appropriate Commission on Government Procurement work group. The required action includes: (1) Identification of improvements in procurement of library materials possible under existing...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Government Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Expenditures,...
There is no "perfect" organizational pattern for an acquisition department nor for its place in the library's technical services. Whatever the areas of responsibilities assigned to the acquisition department, its organization should provide for these basic conditions and relationships: (1) distinct subunits with well-defined assignments of responsibility, (2) each staff member responsbile to only one supervisor, (3) allowance for flexibility in the use of staff, and (4) regular...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Institutes (Training Programs), Library Acquisition, Library Technical Processes,...
Nine hundred and fifty-four references to articles on cooperative and centralized acquisitions, cataloging and processing, covering the period from 1850 to 1968, are included in this bibliography. Subject elements of the bibliography by the approximate date of appearance are: (1) Cooperative cataloging--1850-; (2) Centralized cataloging (Library of Congress card service--1900-, other centralized cataloging--1928-); (3) Centralized purchasing--1919-; (4) Centralized processing--1948-; and (5)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Cataloging, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library...
Over 190 listings comprise this general bibliography. The bibliography presents sources of information on architecture and design, economics, energy, landscape and landscape architecture, and urban concepts. Listings provide current information on these topics. Most date from 1972 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are project reports, commercially published books, and government reports and bulletins. Citations are alphabetized by author within each category and include the title, date,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Architecture, Bibliographies, Economics, Energy, Environmental Education, Library...
This report assesses the programs of the Shared Acquisitions and Retention System (SHARES) project during its early phases of development. Emphasis is placed on the limited shared acquisitions and retention programs that SHARES has undertaken during its first year. Recommendations include: (1) development of beginning program of cooperative acquisitions, (2) emphasis on the development of richer resources (shared acquisitions) rather than emphasis of the more negative aspect of loss of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library Technical Processes, Shared...
This is a study of the needs and potential of the Shared Acquisitions and Retention System (SHARES). Some preliminary recommendations are: (1) appoint a senior project officer; (2) organize a permanent machinery to coordinate acquisitions of expensive or bulky purchases among member libraries; (3) develop microfilm projects; (4) apply for funds from New York State, the federal government or from foundations to enable the purchase of materials considered to be essential for the region or the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library Technical Processes, Shared...
Acquisitions of the Carolina Population Center Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are indexed in this bibliographic source. Topics deal with birth control and contraception, demography, family planning, health, population factors, social welfare, and related subjects. Section 1 is a list of books, monographs, general research reports, and conference proceedings, arranged by subject. Section 2 is an author listing of articles, papers, and reprints recently added...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Contraception, Demography, Family Planning, Library Acquisition,...
This guide is designed to assist librarians in the selection, acquisition, and use of a core-reference collection. Section 1, "Sources," is an annotated bibliography which focuses on the selection of those works that should constitute the main reference holdings in a small library or a desk (ready-reference) collection in a larger library. Sources have been limited to 76 currently available works which are priced reasonably and judged to be of excellent quality. An additional 50...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Criteria, Library Acquisition, Library...
Despite recent research and development in the field of library automation, libraries have been unable to reap the benefits promised by technology due to the high cost of building and maintaining their own computer-based systems. Time-sharing and disc mass storage devices will bring automation costs, if spread over a number of users, within the range of economic feasibility. Now, the distribution of the Machine Readable Cataloging Code (MARC) II tapes by the Library of Congress is dramatically...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Automation, Library Acquisition, Library Networks, Library Technical Processes, Time...
This document presents the procedures to be followed by all personnel participating in the cost study of the order and standard loan functions of the University of California libraries which began on January 11, 1971. The tasks and quantities to be measured are defined. (Other documents on this program are: LI 003641 and 003642.) (Author)
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation,...
At its eleventh annual meeting in 1966 the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials decided that the activity carried on principally by informal cooperation up to that time should be brought into a more formal organizational pattern. Draft texts of the Constitution, By-Laws, and Articles of Incorporation were prepared and discussed for several months, and presented to the Twelfth Seminar by the Steering Committee's Ad Hoc Committee on Incorporation of SALALM. Incorporation...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Associations, Library Materials,...
The 143 listings of this general bibliography provide the most current information on urban and regional planning. Most of the entries date from 1973 to 1975 and are comprised of commercially published books, reports, papers, and studies. The citations also include foreign documents. Some entries are annotated. Citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. An author and title index and a list of some publishers' addresses conclude the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Library Acquisition, Regional Planning, Urban Improvement, Urban...
A report on technical processing of monographs and serials at Purdue University Libraries and Audio-Visual Center was compiled as part of preparation for the use of Ohio College Library Center services. The current organization and flow of work in the acquisitions and cataloging departments were described in narrative and flowchart form, and information was collected on processing times for ordering, receiving, and cataloging monographs. The flowcharts and data derived from these activities...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Organization, Books, Cataloging, College Libraries, Flow Charts,...
One hundred and thirty-three entries are listed in this general bibliography on transportation, the environment, and land use for transportation. The listings provide the most current information on these topics, dating from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, reports, and studies. Citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. An author and title index and a list of selected publishers' addresses...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Environmental Education, Land Use, Library Acquisition, Motor...
Prediction of book circulation is seen as one major factor for some libraries in the development of an efficient book buying policy. The study approaches this problem of predicting book use from the conviction that there are certain characteristics associated only with high-use books, and certain other characteristics which are associated with little-used books. The object, then, is to identify these high-use, and no-use or low-use indicators so that they may be built into a book selection...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation, Library Material Selection,...
Three sets of library arrangement guidelines are given for the small-school teacher. These guidelines relate to (1) order and receipt of materials, (2) classification and cataloging, and (3) care and repair of books. Details are given for establishing the card catalog, arranging books according to Dewey Classification, and organizing non-book materials. The manual also includes a bibliography of publications which will aid the teacher/librarian in acquisition and classification of library...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cataloging, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Guides, Library Materials,...
Intended mainly for internal use, this manual provides an outline of procedures for library acquisitions at the University of North Carolina. There is information on fiscal matters; routing; request forms; expediting factors; use and usefulness of various kinds of catalogs; photocopying; standing orders; ordering procedures for second copies, undergraduate library materials, and the reserve reading collection; notifications of availability and cancellation; ephemeral materials; and procedures...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Materials, Library Technical...
The Fall, 1975, edition of "Books and Libraries at the University of Kansas" contains three informative articles. The first is a description of a bibliographer's book buying trip in Latin America, the bargains she struck, and the finds she made. In the second article a law librarian discusses "The Old Yellow Book," a 1975 translation and commentary of a 17th century Roman murder trial upon which Robert Browning's poem, "The Ring and the Book," is based. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Books, Citation Indexes, Energy, Information Sources, Libraries, Library Acquisition,...
The Acquisition and Accounting System is a complex designed to perform all functions in the following areas: (1) ordering; (2) receipt, shipment and cancellation; (3) accounts payable, (4) invoicing, (5) order status, (6) inventory, (7) college budgeting and (8) management information reports. Some of the benefits that accrue from the system are: (1) Quality ordering and centralizing of ordering and accounting procedures produce a considerable savings to the Colleges; (2) The holdings of all...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accounting, College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation, Library...
Seventy-seven entries comprise this general bibliography on recreation and open space. The bulk of the documents are studies and reports of land use, recreation finance, and recreation legislation throughout the United States. The listings are current, providing the latest information from 1973 through 1975. The citations are alphabetized by author and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability. An author and title index and a list of some publishers' addresses conclude the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Land Use, Library Acquisition, Recreation, Recreation Finances,...
A variety of examples of collection development in a university system is provided by this case study. The University of California's nine campuses provide a wide variety of library acquisition experience. A retrospective view of their development reflects the changing pace and pattern of library collection building over the years. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) development is interesting because the collection had immediate pressures of advanced graduate programs and UCSD had...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Case Studies, College Libraries, Institutes (Training Programs), Library Acquisition,...
One hundred and fifteen listings comprise this general bibliography on housing, urban planning, and housing deficiencies. The listings provide current information on housing. Most are dated 1974-75. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, reports, bulletins, and papers. The citations are alphabetized by author or title and include the date, number of pages, price, and availability. An author and title index and a list of some publishers' addresses conclude the document. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Housing, Housing Deficiencies, Housing Discrimination, Housing...
In August, 1969, university librarians from the commonwealth nations of Africa met to discuss their common problems. Topics of discussion presented in this proceedings volume are: Report of progress on resolutions of the International Conference on African Bibliography, Nairobi, December 1967; Report on the Inaugural Conference of Eastern African Universities, Addis Ababa, December 1968; Cooperation in recruitment and training; Future of SCAUL (Standing Committee of African University...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Library...
The resolutions of the 15th Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) cover the following topics: (1) Acquisitions Matters; (2) Reproduction of Library Materials and Computer Technology; (3) Archives and Manuscripts; (4) Bibliographic Matters; (5) Library Organization, Personnel and Research; (6) SALALM Organizational Matters and (7) SALALM Expressions of Gratitude. Also included is the composition of SALALM Inc. and a listing of the Committees and clearinghouse...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Hispanic American Literature, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library...
One hundred and twenty entries comprise this general bibliography on housing (see also SO 008 763). Most listings date from 1974 to 1975. The bulk of the documents are commercially published books, reports, bulletins, and papers. Citations are alphabetized by author or title and include the date, number of pages, price, and availability. An author and title index and a list of some publishers' addresses conclude the document. (JR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Housing, Housing Deficiencies, Housing Discrimination, Housing...
With the increasing cost of periodicals claiming an ever greater proportion of university library acquisitions budgets, a Wayne State University Education Library committee investigated the nature and value of newsletters. They considered two groups: commercial and noncommercial. The former are those which are published for profit and are intended to provide concise, specialized information to knowledgeable subscribers. They are meant to reach a decision-maker quickly and to be read quickly....
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library...
This policy statement provides the guidelines for the development of library collections and coordinates all collection development efforts of the California Polytechnic State University library. It discusses clientele and user needs, subject boundaries, general priorities and limitations, and categories of materials. It defines the collections held by the various library departments and their collection policies. Collection development profiles in all subject areas represented in the library's...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library...
Since 1910, the Library of Congress (LC) has collected state publications and announced them in its Monthly Checklist. Over 26,000 titles were listed in 1973, but this does not represent a complete record of official state publications. If a state does not have a law requiring that a copy of each publication issued be sent to the LC, the coverage tends to be sparse. At times, the Checklist staff must locate and request publications individually. Not everything in the Checklist is retained by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Federal Programs, Government Publications, Library Acquisition,...
A modular computer program for subject access to multiple fixed-vocabulary bibliographic data bases has been developed. It is written in PL/I and Assembler Language for operation on the IBM 360 Model 91 computer at the University of California, Los Angeles, and can run on a computer as small as an IBM 360 Model 50. The program (MULFSCH) described represents an intermediate stage in software development for the Center for Information Services (CIS). As such, its principal value to the CIS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cataloging, Computer Programs, Information Centers, Information Retrieval,...
Six university libraries were visited and observations were made on their procedures for indicating locations of reference books in card catalogs. Comparisons were made between other libraries and Wayne State University Libraries in the following areas: (1) the decision to classify books as reference; (2) the labeling of reference books; (3) the reference catalog; and (4) ways of indicating reference locations on catalog cards. Recommendations for the Wayne State system were made. (EMH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cataloging, College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Catalogs, Library...
This general bibliography contains listings on economics, education, housing, land use, architecture, politics, recreation, and social services. The listings provide current information on these topics and date from 1973 through 1975. The bulk of the documents are commercially available books, project reports, studies, and conference proceedings. Some annotations are provided. Citations are alphabetized by author within each topic and include the title, date, number of pages, and availability....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Architecture, Bibliographies, Economics, Housing, Land Use, Library Acquisition,...
In acquiring materials to build library collections, two functions have to be performed: selection and acquisition. Because the selection of books for inclusion in a library collection requires an intimate understanding of the purpose of the library, a detailed knowledge of the subject area in question, time to read and make judgements about the value of any particular volume, and finally, the authority to develop the collections, librarians in university libraries are in trouble today. A brief...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Books, College Libraries, Institutes (Training Programs), Librarians, Library...
Acquisitions of the Carolina Population Center Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are indexed in this bibliographic source. Topics deal with birth control and contraception, demography, family planning, health, population factors, social welfare, and related subjects. Section 1 is a list of books, monographs, general research reports, and conference proceedings, arranged by subject. Section 2 is an author listing of articles, papers, and reprints recently added...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Contraception, Demography, Family Planning, Library Acquisition,...
This report on a Business of Acquisitions Regional Institute, sponsored by the Resources and Technical Services Division (RTSD) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG), summarizes the keynote address on the relationships between booksellers, publishers, and librarians. Three panel discussions on publishing, bookselling, and automation planning and implementation are also summarized. Mini-sessions on the following topics are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Administration,...
The great majority of the Founding Fathers were readers. In fact, the leading political figures of late eighteenth-century America were generally, and often intimately, acquainted with the output of the greatest European minds of the day--and of the minds of the ancient western world. Two factors above all placed an ineffaceable stamp on the reading habits of the American revolutionaries: (1) the prevailing mode of their education was rigorous, classical, and thoroughly book-oriented; and (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Intellectual Experience, Library Acquisition, Library Role, Reading Attitudes,...
