Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services
Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services This book explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in…
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Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services
This book explores ways in which libraries can reach new levels of service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in acquisitions. In cross-functional acquisitions, acquisitions collaborates to support other library functions. In consortial acquisitions, a number of libraries work together, usually in an existing library consortia, to leverage size to support acquisitions in each individual library.
This work presents those options in the form of case studies as well as useful analysis of the benefits and challenges of each. For the library acquisitions manager, technical services manager, or the library director, awareness of different options for effective consortial and cross-functional acquisitions allows for the optimization of staff and resources to reach goals. By supporting each other's acquisitions services in a consortium, libraries leverage size to