Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services: Perspectives on Collaboration Within and Across LibrariesPaperback, 15 September 2019

Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services: Perspectives on Collaboration Within and Across Libraries
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Part of Series
Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sc
Print Length
428 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Date Published
15 Sep 2019
ISBN-10
155753845X
ISBN-13
9781557538451

Description

This book explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in acquisitions. In consortial acquisitions, a number of libraries work together, usually in an existing library consortia, to leverage size to support acquisitions in each individual library. In cross-functional acquisitions, acquisitions collaborates to support other library functions. For the library acquisitions manager, technical services manager, or the library director, awareness of different options for effective consortial and cross-functional acquisitions allows for the optimization of staff and resources to reach goals. This work presents those options in the form of case studies as well as useful analysis of the benefits and challenges of each. By supporting each other's acquisitions services in a consortium, libraries leverage size to get better prices, and share systems and expertise to maximize resources while minimizing costs. Within libraries, the acquisitions function can be combined with other library functions in a unit with more than one purpose, or acquisitions can develop a close working relationship with another unit to support their work. This book surveys practice at different libraries and at different library consortia, and presents a detailed description and analysis of a variety of practices for how acquisitions units support each other within a consortium, and how they work with other library units, specifically collection management, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and the digital repository, in the form of case studies. A final section of the book covers fundamentals of collaboration.

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 September 2019
Dimensions:
22.61 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm
ISBN-10:
155753845X
ISBN-13:
9781557538451
Language:
English
Location:
West Lafayette, IN
Pages:
428
Publisher:
Purdue University Press
Weight:
725.75 gm

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