Acquisitions: Core Concepts and Practices
by Jesse Holden
American Library Association, 2016
Paper: 978-0-8389-1460-1 | eISBN: 978-0-8389-1492-2 (ePub) | eISBN: 978-0-8389-1491-5 (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification Z689.H74 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 25.2
TOC
Acquisitions: Core Concepts and Practices, Second Edition
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Chapter One. Acquisitions: An Overview
Information Paradigm
What Is a Collection?
What Is Acquisitions?
Why Theory?
Why Ethics?
Applying Ethics
Conclusion: A Call for Radicalization
Chapter Two: Assemblages of Access
The Information Ecosystem
Working with Vendors
Orders
Strategic Assemblages of Access
Conclusion: Strategic Access
Chapter Three: Assemblages of Discovery
Discovery
Content Objects
eBooks as Assemblages
eBooks 1: A La Carte
eBooks 2: Bundles
eBooks 3: Plans
Online Ordering
Conclusion: Ensuring Connectivity
Chapter Four: Assemblages of Feedback and Service
Service Role of Acquisitions
Aspects of Service
Integrating Assemblages
Staffing
Technology
Content Acquisition Plans
Mechanisms of Feedback
Conclusion: Cycles of Feedback and Service
Managing Acquisitions
Alternate Strategies of Access
Archives: Present and Future
“Free”: Costs and Considerations
Managing eBooks
Diminishing Boundaries:
The Case of Interlibrary Loan
Radical Strategies: Strategic Assemblages
Conclusion: Rhizomatic Acquisitions
Appendix: Code of Ethics of the American Library Association
Glossary
Index
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