This book is mainly devised with the sole intention to highlight main trends - conventional as well as modern- prevalent in library acquisition in global perspective. Following are the main topics include herein - Fundamentals of Library Acquisition and Selection - Foundation of Collection Acquisition; Acquisition Under Contact; Interlibrary Loan; Library Acquisition Policy: A Model Draft; Automating Network Management and Compliance; The Management of Library and Information Service in the Institution; National Library of Canada Collections Management Policy: Official Publications of foreign governments (2002); Collection Management Policy of the National Library of Canada; Collection Development at the University Library; Ergonomic Circulation Desk: A Case Study; Resources Sharing in Transition; Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning. |