1962: Selection and acquisition procedures in medium-sized and large libraries

Allerton Park Institute Proceedings (No.9, 1962); Edited by Herbert Goldhor

These are the papers which were given at the ninth annual Institute sponsored by the Faculty of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science and held from Sunday, November 11, to Wednesday, November 14, 1962, at Allerton Park. The theme of the Institute was "Selection and Acquisition Procedures in Medium -Sized and Large Libraries."

The complete text of the Institute is available here as well as the individual papers. The papers included here are:

• The Implementation Of Book Selection Policy In University And Research Libraries - Robert B. Downs
• The Mechanics Of Book Selection - Jack Chitwood
• The Mechanics Of Book Ordering - Harold Sander
• Blanket Book Ordering - Lewis C. Coffin
• Cooperative Book Selection And Book Ordering - Henry T. Drennan
• The Selection, Ordering, And Handling Of Serials - Robert W. Orr
• Selection And Acquisition Of Foreign Publications - Helen M. Welch
• Research Reports In University And Research Libraries - Walter A. Kee
• The State Of The Rare Book Market Today - John Parker
• United States Government Publications - Carper W. Buckley
• The Relationships Of The Acquisition Department To The Library's Total Program - Rolland E. Stevens
  

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