ACQNET: RE- Acquisitions policies

From: Eleanor Cook <cookei_at_appstate.edu> Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 21:46:31 -0400 To: acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:00:43 -0400
From: Keith Upton (Ferris State U.) <KeithUpton_at_ferris.edu>
Subject: RE: Acquisitions policies

I would be interested in viewing any information on Acquisition Policies
as
well as part of our updating process .
__________________________________________
Keith M. Upton
Acquisitions/Collection Development Librarian
FSU FLITE 414C
1010 Campus Drive
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2279
(231) 591-3043
Fax [231] 591-3724
uptonk_at_ferris.edu

Original message=========

>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:52:59 -0400
>From: Jey Wann (Oregon State Library)
><wann_jey_a_at_oslmac.osl.state.or.us>
>Subject: Acquisitions policies
>
>We are in the process of revising our acquisitions policy, which is
>nine years old & out of date.  I'd love to see examples of other such
>policies.  The acquisitions policy is *not* the collection development
>policy; rather, it's the policy that states how we select vendors and
>other such issues.  I'd be particularly interested in policies that
>deal with relations with vendors of online materials, since our old
>policy, not surprisingly, doesn't mention that.
>
>Thanks for any help!  I searched the AcqNet archives, and found a few
>thoughtful postings on the subject, but no samples.  I'm particularly
>interested in hearing from libraries that, like us, do very few firm
>orders, and generally are responding to specific patron requests (i.e.,

>"just in time" rather than "just in case").
>
>--
>Jey Wann
>Oregon Documents Depository & Acquisitions Coordinator
>Oregon State Library
>250 Winter St. N.E.
>Salem, OR 97301-3950
>503-378-4198, ext. 248
>fax 503-588-7119
>jey.a.wann_at_state.or.us
>Oregon Documents Depository Program:
>http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/techserv/ordocs.html

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