ACQNET v4n043 (August 15, 1994) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v4n043 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol 4, No. 43, August 15, 1994 ====================================== (1) FROM: Carol Pitts Hawks SUBJECT: _LAPT_ Contents for Vol. 18. No. 3 (168 lines) (1)--------------------------------------------------------------- From: Carol Pitts Hawks (Ohio State U.) Subject: LAPT Contents for v. 18, no. 3 Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 16:29:22 -0400 _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_ Contents Volume 18, Number 3 Pre-publication Information Issue Expected on 8-8-94 Papers Goodyear, Mary Lou and Jane Dodd. From the Library of Record to the Library as Gateway: an Analysis of Three Electronic Table of Contents Services. Bustion, Marifran and John L. Eltinge. Relationships Among Faculty Ratings, Academic Area, and Price for Current Periodicals in a Large Land-Grant University Library. Librarians from the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University conducted a serials review during which they asked each academic department to report its perception of the relevant current serials titles. In this article, the authors describe relationships among 1) departmental ratings and subscription costs, 2) the academic discipline and departmental ratings, and 3) the academic discipline and subscription costs. Of special interest was whether periodicals rated "essential" by the faculty tended to be more expensive than periodicals in other rating groups. Simple descriptive statistics are presented. Some of the findings indicate that science journals had the highest median prices while education journals had the lowest; the highest rated periodicals had the highest mean and median prices. Also, in an absolute sense, higher priced journals had larger absolute price increases, but the relationship between cost and relative price increases was more complex. Lu, Min-Huei. A Study of OP and OSI Cancellations in an Academic Library. This paper describes a study which examined 26,826 book orders placed by the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1988 through 1990. Specifically, the paper studies the 467 out-of- print (OP) and out-of-stock indefinitely (OSI) cancellations among these orders. OP & OSI cancellation rates and average life spans of the OP & OSI books were analyzed in fifteen subject areas within three groups for these three years. Results indicated that there were no significant differences in OP & OSI cancellation rates for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences. The average in-print life span of a book was six years for the Humanities and seven years for both the Social Sciences and the Sciences. It was also found that in most of the subject areas, mean prices for OP cancellations were lower than for those titles which could be acquired. Nardini, Robert F. The Approval Plan Profiling Session. The approval plan profiling session, when vendor and library meet to establish specifications for a new approval plan, has received little attention in the literature. Preparation for the session requires decisions on a range of issues bearing upon the ultimate success of an approval plan such as publisher scope, subject specifications, duplication control, and budget. Organization of the session itself is also important. In addition to creation of a new profile, the profiling session is an excellent opportunity for library staff and the vendor, working together closely for a day or more, to lay the foundation for a strong and lasting relationship. This article is primarily intended for librarians new to the administration of approval plans. It outlines the steps necessary to organize a successful profiling session, whether for an entirely new approval plan, or for a new plan replacing a plan with another vendor. Hawks, Carol Pitts. Managing and Building an Acquisitions Program. Presentation from the ALCTS Business of Acquisitions Institute, Richmond, VA, June 3-4, 1993 Reports ALA Midwinter 1994 Nisonger, Thomas E. ACRL Journal Costs in Academic Libraries Discussion Group. Raker, Joseph. Acquisitions Topics for Large Public Libraries. Stancliffe, Andrew. ALCTS Pre-Order/Pre-Catalog Search Discussion Group. Thomson, Mary Beth and Lisa German. ALCTS Acquisitions Librarians / Vendors of Library Materials Discussion Group and ALCTS AS Acquisitions Administrators Discussion Group. Winters, Barbara A. ALCTS Collection Management & Selection for Public Libraries Discussion Group. Ray, Ron L. Paraprofessionals in Collection Development: Report of the ALCTS CMDS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Discussion Group. Ray, Ron L. Highlights of ALCTS AS Gifts and Exchange Discussion Group. Gibbs, Nancy J. ALCTS Role of the Professional in Academic Research Technical Services Departments Discussion Group. Coulter, Cynthia M. ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group. Zula, Floyd. ALCTS Out-of-Print Discussion Group. Charleston Conference Alexander, Adrian W. 1993 Charleston Conference on Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions: Preconference on Serials Cancellations. Automated Acquisitions Discussion Group -- Midwinter 1994 -- The Audit Trail and Automated Acquisitions: Searching for Road Signs Hawks, Carol Pitts. The Audit Trail and Automated Acquisitions: Searching for Road Signs. Gordon, Martin. Accommodating Institutional Audit Requirements Within a Liberal Arts College Integrated Library System. By using an electronic spreadsheet in tandem with accounts payable activities in the fund-level specific acquisitions module of in an integrated library system (ILS), a library can assure itself of meeting institutional audit requirements. This additional step of T-ledger "journal" monitoring at the payee level does not involve a great deal of time when compared with the frustration of audit trail reconstruction relying solely on the limited sorting and proprietary data output capabilities of the ILS. In addition, true reconciliation with the institution's Business Office reports through use of this dual methodology provides the library with an accurate as well as timely cash balance figure at the close of progressive report periods. It also enables budget expenditure progress to be measured against previous calendar or fiscal year periods for both a random or cumulative average history. Hawks, Carol Pitts. EDI, The Audit Trail and Automated Acquisitions: Report of a Presentation. Report of Fritz Schwartz's presentation.