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In this volume, the library-agency relationship is discussed from various points of view. Contributors focus on the use of subscription agents worldwide--in Africa, the Middle East, and Great Britain. Up-to-the-minute information on the effects of automation on the library-agency relationship is explored, including serials management systems; automated serials control over selection, acquisition, and utilization; serials databases using subscription agency files; and a most useful bibliography on automated subscription agency utilities and services.
Library science textbook for acquisitions and serials librarians on the selection and use of periodicals and series agents - covers administrative aspects and management of serials collections, and includes results of a survey of subscription agents in the USA.
In A Readable Manner The Book (Races The History Of Computer, Basics Of Hardware And Software, Input-Out¬Put Concepts And Devices. It Describes The Offline And Online Methods Of Com¬Puter Applications In Six Areas Of Library Work: Circulation, Cataloguing, Refe¬Rence Service, Acquisition, Serials Cont¬Rol, And Information Retrieval.It Also Projects Current Scenario Of Information Technology, Online In¬Formation Services, And Computerized Library Networks Used In The Western World. It Outlines Telecommunication Aspects And Satellite Communication With Actual And Potential Use In Library Operation. It Also Provides Sufficient Guidelines For The Planning And Implementation Of Library Automation.It Is Hoped That The Book Will Pro¬Vide Immense Help To The Students And Teachers Of Library Science In Their Academic Pursuit, And Serve As Manual For The Practising Librarians.
Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors provides all the tools necessary to evaluate vendor systems and services. Continual evaluation is the key to cost-effectiveness and delivery of serials services. The Guide explains how to collect and analyze performance data, compare vendors, and incorporate vendor evaluation into regular work activity so that crisis situations do not force the issue. An annotated bibliography leads to more information on evaluating serials vendors. Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors provides the best approach to ensuring continual high quality and consistent service and access.
Library science manual on the management of periodicals - discusses methodologys used in acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation (loans service), and binding of serials; lists standards, and data bases and library networks in Canada and the USA. Annotated bibliographys and illustrations.