Call for Contributors

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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002
From: Michelle Flinchbaugh (Univ. of Maryland) <flinchba_at_umbc.edu>
Subject: Call for Contributors

Greetings:
 
Would you like to share your expertise in a specialized area of 
acquisitions? Would you like to share something new and interesting that 
you are trying? Are you interested in learning more about key issues in 
acquisitions? If so, we'd like to invite you to contribute an article to 
the "Biz of Acq" column in _Against the Grain_.  We welcome articles of 
1200-1500 words (4 - 5 pages) on a variety of topics. 
 
Discussions of trends or changes in library acquisitions and collection 
management, including issues related to vendors, library systems, or 
staff, are of particular interest. Topics we'd like to see discussed 
include:
 
--Managing change, including best practices in preparing both users and 
staff for change.
--Changing user expectations.
--Trends in the development of library acquisitions and serials systems 
and their impact on libraries
--The changing values of collection management and development, eg. "just 
in case" vs. "just in time".
--Evolving collection development policies to include new formats (such as 
DVD's and electronic books, electronic music, and digital slides).
 
_Against the Grain, Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians_, is a 
practice-orientated acquisitions journal, published six times per year. 
Its goal is to provide acquisitions librarians in all types of libraries, 
and information sellers, with current information on events in the field, 
and practical insights into acquisitions techniques and processes. The 
"Biz of Acq" column features discussions of key acquisitions issues by 
working librarians. Further information on _Against the Grain_ is 
available at: http://www.against-the-grain.com/.
 
If you are interested in becoming a contributor to "Biz of Acq," please 
contact the editor:

Michelle Flinchbaugh, Acquisitions Librarian, University of Maryland, 
Baltimore County, Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, 1000 Hilltop Circle, 
Baltimore, MD 21250; Phone: 410 455 6754; Fax: 410 455-1598; 
E-mail: flinchba_at_umbc.edu

 
Michelle Flinchbaugh
Acquisitions Librarian
Albin O. Kuhn Library
UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
 
Phone: (410) 455-6754
Fax: (410) 455-1598
 



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