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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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1969
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| author | Harrer, Gustave A. |
| author_facet | Harrer, Gustave A. Harrer, Gustave A. |
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| contents | Book Selection and the Subject Specialist in the University Library. Harrer, Gustave A. Books College Libraries Institutes (Training Programs) Librarians Library Acquisition Library Collections In acquiring materials to build library collections, two functions have to be performed: selection and acquisition. Because the selection of books for inclusion in a library collection requires an intimate understanding of the purpose of the library, a detailed knowledge of the subject area in question, time to read and make judgements about the value of any particular volume, and finally, the authority to develop the collections, librarians in university libraries are in trouble today. A brief look at the evolution of this problem of who should select and acquire books for the library collection is presented with numerous quotes from authorities in the field starting with Richard DeBury in the 13th century. It must be decided whether the range of duties required of a subject specialist/selector can effectively be done separately by various people or whether this job requires extremely competent people with broad, non-library preparation. (NH) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1969 |
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| spellingShingle | Book Selection and the Subject Specialist in the University Library. Harrer, Gustave A. Books College Libraries Institutes (Training Programs) Librarians Library Acquisition Library Collections Book Selection and the Subject Specialist in the University Library. Harrer, Gustave A. Books College Libraries Institutes (Training Programs) Librarians Library Acquisition Library Collections In acquiring materials to build library collections, two functions have to be performed: selection and acquisition. Because the selection of books for inclusion in a library collection requires an intimate understanding of the purpose of the library, a detailed knowledge of the subject area in question, time to read and make judgements about the value of any particular volume, and finally, the authority to develop the collections, librarians in university libraries are in trouble today. A brief look at the evolution of this problem of who should select and acquire books for the library collection is presented with numerous quotes from authorities in the field starting with Richard DeBury in the 13th century. It must be decided whether the range of duties required of a subject specialist/selector can effectively be done separately by various people or whether this job requires extremely competent people with broad, non-library preparation. (NH) |
| title | Book Selection and the Subject Specialist in the University Library. |
| topic | Books College Libraries Institutes (Training Programs) Librarians Library Acquisition Library Collections |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED043341 |