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Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web World: A Case Study with Fugitive Literature (with Wendy Allen Shelburne and David Vess), Library Resources & Technical Services (2008)

Academic and research libraries are well-versed in collecting material from the print world. The present...

 

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Feast and Famine: A statewide science serial collection assessment in Illinois (with Tina E. Chrzastowski, Naun Chew Chiat, and Michael Norman), College & Research Libraries (2007)

In 2004, a group of Illinois librarians was awarded a research grant to assess the...

 

Finding the Right Balance: Campus Involvement in the Collections Allocation Process (with Lisa German), Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services (2001)

Many libraries have sought the best approach to allocating the collections budget. "History plus increment"...

 

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Education for Acquisitions: A History, Library Resources & Technical Services (1990)

Once an essential part of the library school curriculum, acquisitions in the present day rarely,...

 

Presentations

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An Ounce of Different Is Worth a Pound of Same: Sustaining rich collections by adapting what we know & learning skills we need, Texas A & M University (2007)

Following on a survey of TAMU library faculty about their work in collection development, this...

 

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Library Technology, Gadgets & Paraphernalia, ALA Midwinter Conference (2007)

This presentation represents the many different types of gadgets and technology that librarians have used...

 

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Collecting Fugitive Literature: Bringing Collection Development Expertise into the Digital Age (with Wendy Shelburne and David Vess), Charleston Conference (2006)

This presentation reflects the work that Wendy Shelburne, David Vess, and I engaged in to...