Library Resources & Technical Services Volume 37 Number 3

96 Pages·1993·9.3 MB·English

by  Resources and Technical Services Division of the American Library Association

LIBRARYR ESOIJRCES& IECHMCAL SMVICES
VOLUME 37, NUMBER3 JULY1 993
ARTICLES
Lisa German 255 A Closer World: A Review of
Acquisitions Literature, 1992
Gunnar Knutson 261 The Year'sW ork in Descriptive
Cataloging, 1992
Alva T. Stone 277 That Elusive Concept of
"Aboutness": The Year'sW ork in
Subject Analysis, 1992
Stephen Lehmann 299 The Year'sW ork in Collection
and James H. Spohrer Development, 1992
Jeanne M. Drewes 315 A Widening Circle: Preservation
Literature Review, 1992
Thomas A. Bourke 323 The Anabasisf rom Analog to Digital
Escalates:T he Yetrr'sW ork in the
Reproduction of Library Materials,
1992
John F. Riddick 335 An Electri$uingY ear: A Year'sW ork
in Serials.1 992
334 Index to Advertisers
37(3).2494,44 ISSN0024-2527
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A CloserW orld:A Reviewo f
AcquisitionLs iterolure1, 992
LisoG ermqn
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In 1990 Karen Schmidt wrote that ac- Neusletter on Serial Pricinglsszes. Inter-
quisitions librarians wanted more- net has brought many of us closer to-
"more education, more appreciation, and gether-it is i medium for exchanging
more professional responsibility." The research and ideas and lending support.
year 1992 saw acquisitions departments Through the quickness and ease of elec-
trying to do more with fewer resources. tronic communication, somehow the
An entire Library Acquisitions: Practice world seems a little smalier.
Ct Theory, ably edited by Barbara
Winters, was devoted to looking at ways
AceursITIoNs ORGANrzarIoN
libraries reorganize themselves. Do li-
braries reorganize for reasons ofcost e[- 1992 was a banner year for reorganizing
fectiveness,-to gain productivity, as a re- acquisitions departments in academic Ii-
sponse to technological advances, or to braries. Barker writes that the impetus for
improve work{low (Winters[B])? Articles reorganization at Berkeley was both the
on serial pricing issues also dominated visio"n and strengths of the personalities
the literature of 1992, along with confer- involved and an attempt to save money.
ence reports and issueso felectronic pub-
Iishing. Acquisitions librarians are grap-
pling with changing technolory by
adapting, learning, and discussing the
problems facing all of us. Formerly, col-
leagues might discuss these problems on change at Yale; at the Univenity of Wiscon-
the phone or perhaps by correspondence. sin-Madison, the advent of a new auto-
However, 1992 saw a huge growth in the mated system spurred an oqganizational
numbers of subscribers to electronic change. McCombs writes that the "rycles
newsletters such as ACQNET and the of convergence and divergence can be
LIsn Cnnv,rr is at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Invited paper received and accepted
for publication March l. 1993.
256/ LRTS . 37(3) o German
seen in most creative professions and are son reports that, at the ALA Midwinter
essential for separating the forces for Meetirigo f the Chief CollectionD evelop-
change and stability in order to reconcile ment Officerso f LargeR esearchL ibraries
them better." Organizational restructuring DiscussionG roup,7 4Voo f the thirty-eight
to effect a positive change was a dominant librariesr "pr"r"i,t"d said that they *6re
theme in the literature of acquisitions. involved in a serialsr eviewp roject and two
others said that this was an ongoingc on-
cern. The theme of the high costso f peri-
CowrrnrNcr Rrponrs
odicals and the ways some libraries are
Conference highlights were widely re- trying to cope is repeatedi n the literature
portedi n acquisitionslit eratureo f 1992.A t with insighd'ula rticlesb y Frazer,C hristen-
Feather River. Maxwelld iscussetsh e dif- sen,a nd Knee and in articleso ccurringi n
ferent facets of acquisitions librarianship the onlinej ournal editedb y MarciaTuttle,
and concludes the acquisitions librarian Newsbttero n SerialP ricinglssaas(N SPI).
wearsf our hats-the top hat is the business
manager'sa ndw e constantlyb alancec on-
flictirig needsa ndr oles.B rumleyd iscusses
the personneml anagerh at worn by acqui-
sitionsl ibrariansa nd the influenceso f un-
ions, the bureaucracya, nd the librarian's
roles on personnelm anagement.F isher
concludesth at issueso f actesst o informa-
tion rather than ownershipo f information
will eventuallyb e of paramountc oncern.
Automation of acquisitionsp rocesses
and the useo f experts ystemsin acquisi-
tions were other Feather River topics
presented by Smith, Smadi, and Zager. keep escalating.
Hawks( A) recountst ie themeso f the fu-
ture of electronicj ournals and resources
VENDoRP nnronluNcn
and the funding problemsf or librariesi n
an overviewo f the CharlestonC onference,
the North American Serials Interest
GroupA nnualC onferencet,h e Societyf or
Scholarly Publishing,a nd the Issues in
Book and SerialA cquisitionc onferences.
Verv line articlesa boundo n the ALA An-
nual Conferencea nd Midwinter Meeting, and Sewelld escribet he surveyd eveloped
along with a report by Ivins on the Ok- by the WesternE uropeanS pecialistsS ec-
lahomac onference( B). tibn of the Associatioior f Collegea nd Re-
PnrcrNc Issuns aND BUDGETARY
ConcBnns
By far, the greatestn umber of articlesi n
acquisitions Iiterature reflect budgetary
concernsa nd the effectso f spiralingj our- ment.W ith materialsc ostse scalatingv,e n-
nal costso n library materialb udgets.A lex- dor performance will be scrutinized
ander'ss tudyo f periodicalp ricesc onffrms closely.
whatwe all know-that thep riceso f scien-
tiftc, technological,a nd medical ioumals
EIECTRONIC PUBLISHING
haveb een escilatinga t double-digitp er-
centager atesf or the lastt wo years.F ergu- With Internet traffic becoming heavier
LRTS o 37(3) ' ACloserWorld /257
andt he costso f print serialsr ising,t he field CoucrusroN
of electronic fublishing has iiecome a
frequent topic in acquisitionsl iterature. The proliferation of electronic publishing,
Katz and Getz discusse lectronicp ublish- autonration. and Internet communic'ations
is having a profound influence on how we
do our work. We are communicating rnore
frequently, using different ntethods' in a
moie familiar rv-ay.o ften with people we
have not met. Issues of access versus
ownership, copyright, and storage ofelec-
tronic nridia iie tecon'ting a part of the
copyright issuesa s they pertain to elec- business of acquisitions. It is an exciting
tronic mediac an be found in an artic'leb y prospect.
ValausltasT.h eseq uestions( and thosew e
haven ot event houghto fl are gring to be
Wonxs Crtno
aroundf or somet irne.E lectronicp ublish-
Abel, Richard.1 992.T he origin and develop-
ing is in its infancy;h owever,it is growing
nrent of the approvalp lan. Intenierved by
up very fast. Dora Biblarz. Alldin"sttl w grain 4' no. 3:
24-2i.
Adaramola.E . S. 1992. Library acquisitions
AUTOMATION
under the Second-TierF oreign Exchange
Fewer articles on automation appear in Market irr Nigeria. Librarg octytisititttts:
acquisitions literature than in years Past. PracticeC ;t htory 16: 30S-12.
Hrrwks explains the developntent ol'the Akobo. Data Ine. 1992.T he effect of govern-
Ohi<lLink ?'xperience-a nehv<rrkt hut s'ill ment policieso n the acrluisitiono f library
link seventeen state universitv libraries. ,".,,,l r"". in Ni geria.L ili rar y aup is i t io n s:
Practice{ : tluonl 16:3 l}-20.
each using an integrated library system.
Alexander,A drian \V. 1992.P eri<xlicapl rices'
Several vendors have products that are 1989-199I. Library actytisitiorts:P r actice
available via the Internet, one of the b tlwory 16:3 -19.
newest beins. Blackucll's New Titles Anderson.B arbara.1 992.A uthority control:
Database. A frofile of this service can be Whose pain is it? Library acquisttiorts:
found in an article by Brian Alley. Practice6 tlwory 16: 63-66.
Atkinson,R oss.1 992.T he acquisitionsl ibrar-
iana sc hangea genti n the transitiont o the
AceuISITIoNs ABRoAD electronic'library. Liltrary n'sutrces Ct
Three articles focusing on different facets tcclmical serxices3 6: 7-20'
Artmann,M argaretM aes.1 992T. he business
of acquisitions work in Nigeria prove quite
of Ac<luisitiirnRs egionalI nstitute. Library
acqui.sitittttsP: racticel : thcory 16: 179-92.
BaileyC, harlesW .,J r. 1992T. he Coalitiorlrb r
Networked Information'.asc (lllisition-()n-
demand model: An expl<trationa nd cri-
tirlre. Sennlsr exicu 18, nos. 1,/2:7 fi-81.
Salanri. The Nigerian econornic programs BarkerJ, oseplWr 1992A.I ntegratinga c(luisi-
of structural adiustment and thi' Second tions: Reorganizationa t the Universityo f
Tier Foreign Eichange Market and their California,B erkeley.U brarg atquisitiotts:
effects on library acquisitions are Practicel : tluory 16: 355-60.
highlighted in an article by Adaramola. 19928.S econda nnualF eatherR iver
Institute Ac<luisitionsC onference'M ay 29
Each of these articles focuses on the
struggle of Nigerian libraries to provide tPor aJcutincecb 1 t.h 1e9o9ru11 . 6L:i h1r0a9r-y1 1a.cquisitions:
acc'esst o literature to scholars in their na- Barschall.H . H. f9"92.E lecttonic version of
tion. On a different note, the Latin Amer- printed journals. Serfals reuieu 18, nos.
ican perspectire on serials acquisitions is I/2:494I.
detailed in articles by Grover, Hallervell, Baziriian,R osann,a nd Randall L. Ericson.
Morgner, and \hn Jacob. 1092.T he accountingo ffic'ei nterl'ace:S yr-
258/ LRTS . 37(3) o German
acuse Universify. Ltbrary acquisitior*: acquisitionsp rocess.L ibrary acquisitions:
Practice b theory 16: 39&-403. Pructiceb theory 16: 7&-78.
Bennett,L ee L. 1992.A uthority control at the 19928. Technicals ewice recordso n
order process:W hat do catalogersw ant, public display in an integrated environ-
and do we care? Ubrary acquisitiotrs: ment. Library acquisitions: Practice Lt
Practiceb theory 16:71-74. theory 16: l7I-74.
BoisssonnasC, hristian M. 1992.O ut-of-print Farkas,D oina G., and Siew-PhekT . Su. 1992.
searchinga nd buying: Bookquesvt s. typed Electronic order submissiona t UF librar-
Ests,L ibrary acquisitions: Practice b tlw- ies: Three pilot programs.L ibrary acqui-
ory 16: 103J. sitions: Practice b thcory 16: 274S8.
Boss, Richard W. 1992. Technical services Fast, Barry, and ludy Webster. 1992A.P ub-
functionalityi n integratedl ibraly s)rstems. lishers,b ookselleisa nd librarians:A part-
Llbrary techrcloggr eports2 8t5-IO9. nership?Againstt Ile graln 4, no. l: 8.
Brugger,J udith M. 1992.A utomateda cquisi- 19928. Recallinga book. Agatnstt he
tions and the quality database.L ibrary gratn 4, no. 2: 8, 43.
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It9-26. The impact and implicationso f electronic
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investment:A proposal for allocating the b theory 16: 155-60.
book budget. Tfu journal of academic Frazer, Stuart L. 1992. Impact of periodical
librarianshtp 18: 292-9i . coste scalationo n smalla nd medium-sized
Case, Mary. 1992.T ools of the serialst rade. academicl ibraries: A suwey. Thej ournal
Serialsr eaiew 18, no. 4: 3$-36. of academicli brari.anship1 8: 159-62.
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journals to one academic library 1980- acquisitions systems with university
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Cline, Lynn. 1992.O nline approvals:M erging Llbrary acqutsitlonsP: racticeb theory 16:
acquisitionsa nd collection development. 39r-92.
Library acquisitionsP: racticel ztheory 16: Getz, Malcolm. 1992. Electronic publishing:
163-66. An economicv iew. Serialsr eotew 18, nos.
Corbin, John. 1992.T echnologza nd organiza- I/2:25-31.
Uonalc hangei n libraries.L ibrary acquisi- Goethem, Jeri Van. 1992. From the Inno-
ti.ons:P racticeb theory 16:3 4$)-53. pac/Unixt o the IBM ES9000m ainframe
Dewev.G eneL , 1992.T echnicals ervicesre or- ,ria tCplIp-the Duke University experi-
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Madison: A subject-oriented approach. ory 16:415-16.
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slEl l. 1992.A cademicl ibrary responsesto jour-
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prices of journals. Colba,on m.enagenent res e a rch libraries 53: 6 1-70.
15: 53$-40. Have,E lizabethT en, and DeniseF orro. 1992.
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lishers: Potential complications for librar- 702J.
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15: 541-48. scene: Predominant themes. Library
Duchin, Douglas. 1992. Report on the Lacuny acquisitionsP: racticel o theory 16:247-55.
Institute l99l collection development: 19928. Collection assessmenta nd
Survival tactics in an age of less, April 12, acquisitionsb udgets:H ighlights of a con-
I99I. Library acquisitiotrs: Proctice b tlw- ference.L ibrary a.cqutsltlotrsP: ractice {t
ory 16:1 75-78. theory 16:431-37.
EricksonR, odney1. 992C. hoicefo r coopera- 1992C.T he integratedl ibrary sptem
tive collection development. Library of the I990's:T he OhioLINK experience.
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Fahy, Terry. 1992A. Authority control in the 6l-77.
LR?S . 37(3) . ACloserWorld /259
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1992. An intervierv with Richard R. Rowe, library malerials budget by technolog,,
president and CEO, the Faxon Co. serials and databases: Buying more with
Library acquisitions: Practice b tlrcory 16: less?S erials reoieu L8, no.3:7-17.
93-102. Maxwell, Ian. 1992. Whether it is better to be
Hazen, Dan C., ed. 1992. Serials acquisitions loved or feared: Acrquisitions librarianship
and the Third World: The Latin American as Machiavelli might have described it.
perspective: Part l. Serials reaieu L8, no. Library anluisitions: Prac'tice 6 tlrcory l6t
+i,5t41- I l3-17.
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Budget strategies, vendor selection, ven- ices in the 1990t: A processo fconvergent
dor evafuation. Library acEfisitions: Prac- evolution. Library resources l: tcchnical
tic'c {: theory 16: 257-63. seroices 36: I35-4tt.
19928. Serials prices: Column 15. Mouw James. 1992. Review of the ALCTS
Serials reaiew 18, no. ;l: 5tM6. 1992. Serials management: Shaping a
1992C. Technical servic'eso n display, changing environment conference. Li-
Negative decisions and internal Iiles in the brary acEtisitions: Practice b tlwory L6:
<rnline catal<rg.L ibranl auluisitiot'ts : Prac- 4tl9--11.
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Jasper, Richard P., and Jane B. Treadrvell. Arrtonrating CAT ME Phs. OCLC ltlicro
1992. Reorganizingc ollections and techni- 8, no.3:24-30.
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actlrtisititttts: Practicc l: theory l6: 361-66. 1992. An economic analysis of scientilic
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Keeth, John Earl. 1992. Approval plan bookfairs. Library acquisitions: Prac-tlce{ s
rejects-to keep or not to keepis that the tlworg 16:321-29.
question? Library acguisitions: Practicc {t Ogbrrrn, Joyce L. 1992. Organizing acquisi-
thcory 16:167-69. tions: The Yale University experience.
Kilton, Thomas D., and Robert G. Servell. Library acquisitions: Practice ls thtory 16:
1992. \!'estern Euronean vendors: A criti- 36i-i2.
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16: 1-54. Tuttle. College ls research libraries 53:
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Procticc l: tlwory 16: 443-50. of acquisitions departments: A literature
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Implenrenting the Dynix Acquisitions Sp- theory 16:209-19.
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Library Nehvork. Librarg automated sgs- econonrics journals: A statistical analysis of
tems it$trmation exchange 22, no. 5: 100- pricing practic€s by publishers. Collcge 6
ll5. research.l ibraries 53: 176-81.
Ixnvry, Charles B. 1992. Reconciling pragma- Quinn, Ju<Iv. and Michael' 91R:o gers. 1992.
tism. equity, and need in the fornnrla allo- Library budgets survey Hard times
cation ofbook and serial funds. Col/cgc {r continue. Library jurnta.l ll7, no. 14: l4-
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Lynden, Frederick C. 1999.P roblemsi n doc- Sasse,M argo, and Patricia A. Smith. 1992.
umentifrg international pices. Collection Automateda c<luisitionsT:h e future ofcol-
managciientl1:52i-32. lection development. Library acquisi-
Manoff, Ivlarlene,a nd others. 1992.R eport of tions: Practiceb theory 16: 13,1'{3.
the Electronic fournals Task Forci MIT Schmidt, Karen A. 1991. Please.s ir, I rvant
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260/ LRTS . 37(3) c Gerrnan
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teclmical seroices3 5: 24544. cessC ontrol Systemsin Libraries Discus-
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Shroyer,A ndrew.1 992.T owardg reatero bjec- 19928.O rganizationaml odels:I ntro-
tivity: Formal production standards for duction to specials ection.L lbrory acqui-
processing units in libraries. Library sitions:P ractice6 theory 16: 345-48.
acquisitions:P racticeb theory l& 127-34. Wood, Richard J., and Katina Strauch.1 992'
ValauskasE, dward J. 1992.C opyright: Know Collection assessmentA: look at the RLG
your electronic rights! Library journal Conspectus.A cguisitions hbrarian no. 7:
117,n o. 13:4 0-41|. l-192.
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acquisitionsa nd collection management.
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