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Acquisitions Resources

Acquisitions Guides Series
Acquisitions Guides Series
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Selecting and Acquiring Electronic Publications
Stephen Bosch, et al., Guide to Selecting and Acquiring CD-ROMS, Software, and Other Electronic Publications, ALCTS Acquisitions Guidelines Series #13 (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2005). $42.00 ISBN: 978-0-8108-5259-4
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Selected Bibliography for Library Acquisitions, Fourth Edition
Barbara Hall for the ALCTS Acquisitions Section Publications Committee, Selected Bibliography for Library Acquisitions, 4th Ed., (Chicago: ALA, 1997).
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Writing RFPs for Acquisitions
Frances C. Wilkinson and Linda K. Lewis, Writing RFPs for Acquisitions: A Guide to the Request for Proposal, (Chicago: ALA, 2008). $47.95 ISBN: 978-0-8389-8483-3
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Principles and Standards of Acquisitions Practice
Elements of best ethical practice for acquisitions librarians. --by the ALCTS Acquisitions Section Ethics Task Force, 1994
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Guide to Out-of-Print Materials
Narda Tafuri, Anna Seaberg, and Gary Handman, Guide to Out-of-Print Materials, series #12 (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2003). $23.50 ISBN: 978-0-8108-4974-7. This Guide presents an overview of both traditional and online resources available to the acquisiti
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Syllabus for a Library Acquisitions Course Unit
Syllabus suggests topics to include in courses on acquisitions to prepare individuals for roles as managers of, or participants in, acquisitions services in libraries or other information centers and agencies. (ALCTS)
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