Acquisitions Go Global
An Introduction to Library Collection Management in the 21st Century
Jim Agee
Acquisitions Go Global
An Introduction to Library Collection Management in the 21st Century
Jim Agee
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Acquisitions Go Global guides the reader through many aspects of a library's collection including the user, current holdings, selection, and acquisition of new materials. The book also considers budgets, and how books are made available in 21st century markets.
"…a great resource." --Library Matters"…recommend it to librarians." --Library Matters"…a text that is highly readable and useful at the same time. The book is exactly what it claims." --Information Research
Jim Agee is the Technical Services Manager for Acquisitions and Serials at the University of Northern Colorado. He brings a dozen years of daily acquisitions experience to this position and this text. Agee taught graduate courses in Selection and Acquisitions for several years, he directed an ALA accredited MLS program, has given acquisitions seminars in Sofia, Bulgaria; Manila, Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa, and has travelled extensively visiting libraries in the US and other nations. Agee has written numerous articles and presented papers on librarianship, frequently focusing on acquisitions. He is involved with the American Library Association’s ALCTS and IRRT, and is a personal member of IFLA. Agee also serves as Editor of the Colorado Association of Libraries’ quarterly publication, Colorado Libraries. BA: Business Management, MS: Aviation Safety Management, MA: English, MLS: Library and Information Management.
"…a great resource." --Library Matters"…recommend it to librarians." --Library Matters"…a text that is highly readable and useful at the same time. The book is exactly what it claims." --Information Research
Jim Agee is the Technical Services Manager for Acquisitions and Serials at the University of Northern Colorado. He brings a dozen years of daily acquisitions experience to this position and this text. Agee taught graduate courses in Selection and Acquisitions for several years, he directed an ALA accredited MLS program, has given acquisitions seminars in Sofia, Bulgaria; Manila, Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa, and has travelled extensively visiting libraries in the US and other nations. Agee has written numerous articles and presented papers on librarianship, frequently focusing on acquisitions. He is involved with the American Library Association’s ALCTS and IRRT, and is a personal member of IFLA. Agee also serves as Editor of the Colorado Association of Libraries’ quarterly publication, Colorado Libraries. BA: Business Management, MS: Aviation Safety Management, MA: English, MLS: Library and Information Management.