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Main Author: Johnson-Blount, Theresa
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED342417
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contents Characteristics of Automated Acquisitions Systems in Organizations Belonging to the Association of Higher Education of North Texas. Johnson-Blount, Theresa Academic Libraries Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Materials Online Systems Purchasing This report presents the results of a study the objective of which was to determine how widespread automated acquisitions systems are in North Texas' Association of Higher Education (AHE) libraries and what the characteristics of these systems are. The paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the paper and an overview of the study. In chapter 2 the review of the literature is discussed in four categories: (1) general bibliographies on acquisitions; (2) early automated acquisitions systems of the 1960s; (3) automated acquisitions systems in the 1970s; and (4) automated acquisitions systems in the 1980s. Chapter 3 identifies the methodology and includes the survey objectives and definitions of terms. The study findings and a discussion of the characteristics of libraries with automated acquisitions systems and the characteristics of the systems are given in chapter 4. Chapter 5 presents a summary of the study, its conclusions, and recommendations for further studies. Concluding the paper are a list of the AHE institutions, the survey cover letter, survey questionnaire, and a map of AHE North Texas Libraries. It is noted that two of the study's major conclusions are: (1) libraries are increasingly realizing the need to automate acquisitions; and (2) the library consortium can benefit from automated acquisitions because it significantly improves collection management, especially in times of budget cuts and escalating materials costs. (23 references/17 tables) (MAB)
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spellingShingle Characteristics of Automated Acquisitions Systems in Organizations Belonging to the Association of Higher Education of North Texas.
Johnson-Blount, Theresa
Academic Libraries
Higher Education
Library Acquisition
Library Automation
Library Collection Development
Library Materials
Online Systems
Purchasing
Characteristics of Automated Acquisitions Systems in Organizations Belonging to the Association of Higher Education of North Texas. Johnson-Blount, Theresa Academic Libraries Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Materials Online Systems Purchasing This report presents the results of a study the objective of which was to determine how widespread automated acquisitions systems are in North Texas' Association of Higher Education (AHE) libraries and what the characteristics of these systems are. The paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the paper and an overview of the study. In chapter 2 the review of the literature is discussed in four categories: (1) general bibliographies on acquisitions; (2) early automated acquisitions systems of the 1960s; (3) automated acquisitions systems in the 1970s; and (4) automated acquisitions systems in the 1980s. Chapter 3 identifies the methodology and includes the survey objectives and definitions of terms. The study findings and a discussion of the characteristics of libraries with automated acquisitions systems and the characteristics of the systems are given in chapter 4. Chapter 5 presents a summary of the study, its conclusions, and recommendations for further studies. Concluding the paper are a list of the AHE institutions, the survey cover letter, survey questionnaire, and a map of AHE North Texas Libraries. It is noted that two of the study's major conclusions are: (1) libraries are increasingly realizing the need to automate acquisitions; and (2) the library consortium can benefit from automated acquisitions because it significantly improves collection management, especially in times of budget cuts and escalating materials costs. (23 references/17 tables) (MAB)
title Characteristics of Automated Acquisitions Systems in Organizations Belonging to the Association of Higher Education of North Texas.
topic Academic Libraries
Higher Education
Library Acquisition
Library Automation
Library Collection Development
Library Materials
Online Systems
Purchasing
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED342417