http://hdl.handle.net/2142/423 Allerton Park Institute Proceedings (no. 9, 1962). Edited by Herbert Goldhor. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/482 Selection and acquisition of foreign publications Welch, Helen M. The special problems and prospects of the selection and acquisition of foreign publications deal with no trivial portion of world publication. UNESCO's book production figures for 1960 assign less than five per cent of the titles to U.S. publishers, leaving a whopping 95 per cent to be acquired across our customs, copyright, and censorship barriers. According to the Bureau of the Census, the United States imported over $22,000,000 worth of books and closely related materials in 1960, an increase of nearly 10 per cent over 1959 imports; and I have heard of no one who thinks this amount approached adequacy. Acquisitions (Libraries) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/481 The relationships of the acquisition department to the library's total program Stevens, Rolland E. I suggest that a more fruitful approach to administrative planning is the use of an individual function, or group of related functions, as the unit of organization instead of a department with its traditional set of tasks. Several unorthodox and effective uses of library staff have been devised through the use of the function as the unit of planning. Two examples that come immediately to mind are the use of divisional librarians by Frank Lundy in subject cataloging, and the use of a professional core of bibliographers by Ralph Parker for aspects of both acquisition and cataloging. Acquisitions (Libraries) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/480 The Mechanics of Book Ordering Sander, Harold The tasks which the ordering agency of a library performs and the methods used in performing these tasks are determined by the functions and responsibilities assigned to that agency, the place of the agency in the library's organization structure, and the legal restrictions which it must observe. Translated into more specific terms, the activities and procedures of the ordering agency will be dictated by its relations to the book selection processes of the library, its part in budget control, the laws of the state or municipality which affect its purchasing procedures, and the reports which it is required to make to the library's governing board, to the library administrator, and to other library agencies. Acquisitions (Libraries) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/479 The state of the rare book market today Parker, John I hope that no one will read a defensive tone into these remarks, for the rare book librarian is at first startled at the thought of bringing a discussion of the rare book trade into a symposium on "the practical operations of libraries in [acquisitions] functions." We have become weary in the struggle to establish our belief that rare books are a fit subject for discussion among other "practical" aspects of librarianship. I happily substitute gratitude for defensiveness, noting that rare bookmen here are accepted as practical librarians, interested in and capable of discussing the broader aspects of building library collections. Rare book market http://hdl.handle.net/2142/478 The selection, ordering, and handling of serials Orr, Robert W. In agreeing to discuss the selection, ordering, and handling of serials up to the point of cataloging or other forms of processing for use, I accepted an assignment to talk about the category of publications which has formed and still constitutes the core of the Iowa State University Library's book collections, notably scientific and technical periodicals and other serials in the basic and applied fields of the physical and biological sciences. Serial selections Serial acquisitions http://hdl.handle.net/2142/477 Research reports in university and research libraries Kee, Walter A. An attempt to present a thorough discussion of the selection and acquisition of research reports reminds me of a slogan printed on my teen-age daughter's jacket: "Do you have a minute? Tell me all you know. " I am reminded of this slogan for two reasons: (1) the subject is a complex, many-faceted, rapidly changing one and a topic about which nobody, I suppose, has all the facts, and (2) I certainly lay no claim to being an expert, even though I am more than 100 miles from home. Within the limits of my knowledge, I will present a brief outline of the recent growth of research, some effects of this growth upon the body of report literature, some problems of the government which inhibit reporting on research, efforts of the government to improve the flow of information, and a generalized discussion of the selection and acquisition of reports. I should state at this point that in my paper I will discuss primarily scientific and technical reports resulting from government- sponsored research and development. I have limited myself to this topic because it is one about which I have a modicum of knowledge. Research reports Acquisitions (Libraries) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/476 Front matter including Foreword and Table of Contents to Selection and acquisition procedures in medium-sized and large libraries (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute, November 11-14, 1962) Goldhor, Herbert Table of Contents http://hdl.handle.net/2142/475 Cooperative book selection and book ordering Drennan, Henry T. Here we will consider cooperative book selection and cooperative book ordering. These topics commonly related by function are also related in this paper by mode of organization cooperation. Book selection Cooperative book selection http://hdl.handle.net/2142/474 The Implementation Of Book Selection Policy In University And Research Libraries Downs, Robert B. The development of a great research library has a certain mirage quality, something like approaching infinity or attempting to state the exact value of the mathematical symbol pi. We may come closer and closer to our goal, but are doomed never to attain it. An ideal research library, if we can conceive of such perfection, would contain a complete record of human thought, emotion, and action, without restriction as to languages, dates, places, or forms of publication. In brief, its collections would have achieved universality, comprising everything. Such a concept ought to offer an intriguing plot, I suggest, for a science fiction writer. However, faced as we are with the hard realities of practical library administration, with inevitable limitations on funds, space, staff, and availability of materials, what are the elements in a reasonable acquisition program for, say, a university library? Book selection http://hdl.handle.net/2142/473 Blanket book ordering Coffin, Lewis C. "Most of the great rarities in this huge treasure room are here because of the conquests of my country's armies over a period of several centuries," explained a European national librarian as he guided me through his collections. I am certain that neither that librarian nor anyone here would advocate this technique for blanket book acquisitions, but what blanket ordering techniques are we using and what do some of the critics think of these procedures for obtaining the current publications that our readers and research workers require? Obviously, with the multiplicity of existing plans, it will be impossible for me to touch upon more than a few. I have chosen, therefore, to explore the blanket order system of the Library of Congress, its All-the-Books Plan, the LC PL-480 Program and the Farmington Plan, the Greenaway Plan, and the University Press Plan. Acquisitions (Libraries)