SUBSCRIBERS - I usually send this in Februrary - so excuse me for being
just a little late!
This updated version will appear on AcqWeb shortly.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Cook
Chief Editor, ACQNET-L
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REVISED AUGUST 2004
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Marla Chesler, Collection Development Librarian,
Northeastern University
Thelma Diercks, Head, Acquisitions Dept.,
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Fort Worth (TX) Public Library;
Lisa German, Head of Acquisitions,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;
Jack Montgomery, Coordinator, Collection Services,
Western Kentucky University;
Paul Orkiszewski, Acquisitions Coordinator,
Appalachian State University
Keith Powell, Marketing Representative,
Ambassador Book Service,
Susan Scheiberg, Assistant Director,
Library, RAND Corporation
Christian Boissonnas, formerly Director, Central Technical Services,
Cornell
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Received on Tue Aug 17 2004 - 20:16:30 EDT