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This article reviews the last two-and-a-half decades of literature on acquiring out-of-print materials to assess recurring issues and identify changing practices. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article provides detailed advice on acquiring new, out-of-print, and rare materials in the history of science, technology, and medicine for the beginner in these fields. The focus is on the policy formation, basic reference tools, and methods of collection development and acquisitions that are the necessary basis for success in this endeavor. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Non-specialist librarians are alerted to factors important in the successful acquisition of out-of-print music, both scholarly editions and performance editions. The appropriate technical music vocabulary, the music publishing industry, specialized publishers and vendors, and methods of acquisition of out-of-print printed music are introduced, and the need for familiarity with them is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses several reports published within the issue, including one on the acquisition of out-of-print music by Linda Fidler, another on poetry collection by Michael Basinski and one on acquisitions method for librarians by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie.