{"product_id":"acquisition-in-different-and-special-subject-areas-1","title":"Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn how acquisitions librarians successfully serve specialized users! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, you’ll find profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction, regional and ethnic materials, and more. Seasoned acquisitions librarians share their experiences in gathering the hard-to-find materials their libraries’ highly specialized clients need to access. You’ll also examine issues surrounding the acquisition of new reference tools that are vital in today’s emerging electronic environment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas, you’ll examine:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e methods of ferreting out local and regional poetryfrom Daniel Veach, editor\/publisher of the Atlanta Review \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the acquisition process in a specialized institution devoted to oceanographyfrom Elizabeth Cooksey of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how to acquire regional and ethnic materials for your library collection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a practical guide to the acquisition of material from an African country (based on the author’s experience in the West African nation of Benin) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e acquisition of Web-based educational materials \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e acquisitions in the expanding area of popular fiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e an acquisition librarian’s mission to the multilingual nation of India, where she assessed the acquisition possibilities for the new India Studies program at Indiana University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial libraries can exist in corners of large public or university libraries or they can be independent. They can be large and populated by hundreds of staff, or very small, staffed by one person. The defining characteristic of a special library is that its clientele is specialized. Acquisition in Different and Special Subject Areas brings together the voices of acquisitions librarians serving a wide variety of fields to guide you through the acquisitions process in their areas of concentration. It is a book that no budding or experienced acquisitions librarian should be without!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252243681624,"sku":"9780789022905","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780789022905.jpg?v=1770119128","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/acquisition-in-different-and-special-subject-areas-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}