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The eight papers in this, the first volume in the series, cover collection management, resource sharing, legal issues and education. They are aimed primarily at practitioners, but at the same time, they should be useful for administrators, educators and students.

Table of Contents
Duplication and overlap among library collections - a chronological review of the literature, Sue O. Medina; weeding academic libraries - theory into practice, Mary Bushing and Elaine Peterson; major microform sets - the Alabama experience, Sue O. Medina et al; statewide cooperation in Alabama - improving academic library resources, Sue O. Medina and William C. Highfill; resource sharing ideals and realities - the case of Australia's distributed national collection, Margaret Henty; censorship in academe - the necessity for vigilance, A. Bruce Strauch; computer and information system warranties - caveat emptor, J. Michael Alfor and A. Bruce Strauch; education for acquisitions, Willian Fisher.

Advances in Collection development and resource

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      Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
      Published 1 April 1995
      ISBN-13 9781559382137
      978-1559382137
      ISBN-10 1559382139

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The eight papers in this, the first volume in the series, cover collection management, resource sharing, legal issues and education. They are aimed primarily at practitioners, but at the same time, they should be useful for administrators, educators and students.

      Table of Contents
      Duplication and overlap among library collections - a chronological review of the literature, Sue O. Medina; weeding academic libraries - theory into practice, Mary Bushing and Elaine Peterson; major microform sets - the Alabama experience, Sue O. Medina et al; statewide cooperation in Alabama - improving academic library resources, Sue O. Medina and William C. Highfill; resource sharing ideals and realities - the case of Australia's distributed national collection, Margaret Henty; censorship in academe - the necessity for vigilance, A. Bruce Strauch; computer and information system warranties - caveat emptor, J. Michael Alfor and A. Bruce Strauch; education for acquisitions, Willian Fisher.

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