Library Collection Development and Acquisition System

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Acquisition in libraries is one of technical services, aims to develop and update the libraries collection of books and periodicals. There are four stages in acquisition of books: (1) selection, (2) ordering, (3) accessioning and (4) payments. Each stage has several operations and recording procedure. Acquisitions and disposals policy: are those involved in teaching and research being involved at an early stage in both general and subject-specific aspects of library acquisitions policies. This book is mainly devised with the sole intention to highlight main trends-conventional as well as modern-prevalent in library acquisition in global perspective. Following are the main topics included herein-Fundamentals of Library Acquisition and Selection-Foundations of Collection Acquisition; Acquisition Under Contract; Interlibrary Loan; Library Acquisition Policy; A Model Draft; Automating Network Management and Compliance; The Management of Library and Information Services in the Institutions; National Library of Canada Collections Management Policy: Official Publications of Foreign governments (2002); Collection Management Policy of the National Library of Canada; Collection Development at the University Library; Ergonomic Circulation Desk: A Case Study; Resource Sharing in Transition; Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning; Library Copying for Its Own Collection; Library Reproduction: Patron Requests; Library Reproduction: Unsupervised Copying News Programs, and Cooperative Collection Management Program: A Case etc.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Singh

Rajesh K. Singh (born in 1961) [M.A. (Hindi, Lit.), M.A. (Eng. Lit.), B.Ed., BLIS, MLIS, M.A. (AIH&C); PGDHTM; Ph.D. (Lib. & Inf. S.)] is presently working as University Librarian at Central Library, dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad (Ayodhya). He secured his B.L.I.Sc. from Agra University and M.L.I.Sc. from Annamali University. He has worked as a TGT (English) of Kendriya Vidyalaya. BHEL, Hardwar (1986-87. He has worked as a Librarian in Kendriya Vidyalaya, O.C.F. Shahjahanpur (1987-1999) and Institute of Oriental philosophy, Vrindavan, (1990-2001). He has contributed lot of papers and articles. He has participated in number of National and International Seminars/Conferences/Workshops. He is closely associated to summary Library Associations.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sunita Sengar

Mrs Sunita Sengar born at Haridwar in 1968. She has a brilliant academic career since her school and collage days. She obtained her M.A. (Hindi) from C.C.S. University, Meerut, M.A. (Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology) and M.Lib and Info. Science degree from Agra Universality (T.N.). She has worked in K.R. College Mathura for one year, B.M. Institute of Management and Technology for two years and as Principal, Vrindavan Public School, Vrindavan for three years. Presently she teaches as lecturer in the Deptt. of Library and Information Science, dr. R.M.L. Awadh University, Faizabad (U.P.).