1. Expedient, but at What Cost?
- Author
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Pattee, Amy
- Subjects
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COLLECTION development in libraries , *LIBRARY acquisitions , *LIBRARY automation , *DATABASES , *BOOK selection - Abstract
The article focuses on the use of collection development database tools available from library acquisitions vendors. It notes that these tools can help streamline the collection development process through their organization, access points, and bibliographic suggestions. It cautions against basing all collection development on vendor products as their evaluation criteria may be unclear.
- Published
- 2009