TY - BOOK AU - Agee,Jim ED - ScienceDirect eBooks. TI - Acquisitions go global: an introduction to library collection management in the 21st century T2 - Chandos information professional series SN - 9781780631042 AV - Z687 PY - 2007/// KW - Collection management (Libraries) KW - Acquisitions (Libraries) KW - Gestion des collections (Bibliothèques) KW - Acquisitions (Bibliothèques) KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES KW - Library & Information Science KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Collectievorming KW - gtt KW - Bibliotheekbeheer KW - Bibliothek KW - Bestandsaufbau KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index; Ch. 1. Campus and community -- Ch. 2. Collection evaluation -- Ch. 3. Selection of materials -- Ch. 4. Collection management -- Ch. 5. Financial considerations -- Ch. 6. Book chain development -- Ch. 7. Vendor assessment -- Ch. 8. Speculation about the future; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Acquisitions Go Global guides the reader through many aspects of a library's collection including the user, current holdings, selection, and acquisition of new materials. The book also considers budgets, and how books are made available in 21st century markets. Methods for assessing library vendors are described. Practical details are frequently included; concepts and theory are alluded to but are not a major emphasis of the text UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843343264 ER -