Implementing a just-in-time collection development model in an academic library

This article describes the development of a system for changing a university library's collection development strategy from the traditional “just in case” model to a “just in time” approach. The reasons for such a change included a desire to be more responsive to user requirements, a need to be more flexible in acquiring interdisciplinary resources and new formats, and a substantial cut in the library's budget. The Collection Development librarians envisioned the collections as a service, using a simpler and more versatile accounting structure. The Access-Based Collection Development (ABCD) model emphasizes making materials available at the point of need rather than having them on hand in anticipation of use. ABCD has four overarching themes: to be sustainable, to be holistic and inclusive, to be flexible and scalable, and to use evidence for decision-making. The authors provide details of the implementation, outcomes, evaluation, and future of the model.     

Standing still or moving forward?: Demands and Directions in Australian Acquisitions Education

This was the introductory paper at a workshop held in Melbourne in July 1989 on demands and directions in Australian acquisitions education. The paper reviews a previous seminar on orders work and the main areas of concern identified in 1984. It explains the purpose of and context in which “Guidelines for Collection Development Courses in Australian Library Schools” were prepared and distributed. Areas in which progress might be made at the 1989 workshop are identified; these relate to professional and Paraprofessional aspects, the content of acquisitions courses, and modes of delivery. Finally, the establishment of a Working Party on Acquisitions Education is proposed, and tasks for such a group are listed.     

网络环境下的高校图书馆藏书发展

通过对图书馆藏书发展的内涵和重要性的阐述,着重分析了网络环境下高校图书馆藏书发展的新特点,对新时期的图书馆藏书发展提出自己的看法。     

馆藏纲要与藏书结构理论的比较研究

本文在分别介绍我国“藏书结构”理论及美国“馆藏纲要”方法的基础上,从“藏书等级”的内涵、考察馆藏的着眼点、属性三方面进行分析,指出两者的区别。我国在馆藏纲要的实践中存在混淆两者的情况,明确它们的区别,对于正确应用纲要方法将大有裨益。     

卓越无捷径--读《应对变革:30年来美国图书馆楷模人物撷英》有感

杰出的榜样人物对于群体发展有着重要的意义。《应对变革:30年来美国图书馆楷模人物撷英》一书,聚焦美国“年度图书馆员”和“年度辅助图书馆员”获奖者这一楷模人物群体,通过讲述他们的成长故事和取得的成就,帮助图书馆工作者理清思路,减少路径选择的茫然、困惑与盲动,为图书馆从业者提供可资参照的职业标杆,为推动图书馆事业发展找到行之有效的解决方案,值得每一位图书馆员阅读。     

Results of Using Vendor-Supplied Analog Technology to Create a Virtual Collection: A Case Study

ABSTRACT

Expanded Collection was an analog version of a “virtual” collection that relied on the Document Delivery Department and vendor intervention to obtain materials. Developed to offset budget cuts, it was a list of 205 periodical titles that were cut from the collection but remained listed in the library catalog. Although initially successful, it became difficult to administer. Court interpretations of copyright law caused the Document Delivery Department to rely on standard interlibrary loan procedures and raised ethical questions about Expanded Collection. Improved efficiency in the interlibrary loan process and the increased access to electronic journals made Expanded Collection obsolete.     

Enigma Variations: Parsing the Riddle of Main Entry and the “Rule of Three” from AACR2 to RDA

ABSTRACT

In the ten years since the International Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR, long-standing debates have continued as to whether or not to have a “main entry,” and whether or not to exercise the rule of three to limit the number of headings or access points in certain cases. Recent proposals from the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA have recommended a change in “main entry” terminology to “primary access point,” and the elimination of the rule of three. This article explores how and why these shifts have occurred.     

乡村传统文化治理体系的现代性构建

以传统文化为核心、以“自然”“自治”“自适”为基本特征的乡村传统文化治理体系曾经在传承与发展乡村文化、维护乡村社会秩序方面发挥积极作用。在现代化进程中,乡村传统文化治理体系的社会基础、客观条件、价值取向发生了根本性改变,亟待完成现代性构建。文章结合“安康新民风建设引领乡村公共文化服务创新发展”制度设计,从现代乡村文化场域构建、乡村文化“内生性重构”和乡村文化价值体系重塑3个维度探讨乡村传统文化治理体系的现代性构建问题,认为要在充分尊重乡村文化底色和“自然”“自治”“自适”传统的基础上,融入面向未来、持续发展的时代意识,推动乡村文化治理体系和治理能力现代化。     

The electronic publication of the VINITI “Results in science and technology”

Technology developed for the creation of a Russian language database and an electronic library allowed us to prepare a new electronic information product, that is, electronic, scientific, and technological analytic surveys. Currently, the electronic publications of the VINITI “Results in Science and Technology” in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and issues of the Smirnov Collection of the Moscow State University are published on DVD.     

Trialling an Indicator of the Impact of Two Library Induction Models

The impact of two models of induction into library services, a “one stop” orientation model and an “active learning” model with task-specific coaching, was assessed. The study was conducted with participants on a Continuing Professional Development course and a pre-Initial Teacher Education course. Questionnaire data showed differences between the groups in terms of information seeking behaviors and the sources they used A simple indicator of efficacy of information retrieval and evaluation was derived from participants’ assessed work reference lists, which was indicative of different outcomes from the two induction processes.     

Collaboration and Organization for Successful Serials Cancellation

Serials cancellations are dreaded equally by librarians and faculty. Previously, faculty reviewed title lists, and librarians canceled what they recommended. Today's cancellation process is more complex; there has to be a context and a timetable. Reports must include at least data about historical pricing and titles associated with e-packages that are not cancellable. Although libraries' workflows differ, there are basic steps necessary to carry out a successful cancellation process. This joint presentation demonstrated how integrated planning and the use of serials management tools are used to organize complex information into useable data. It takes early and collaborative planning between Collection Development, teaching faculty, and Serials Technical Services to make a dreaded process less painful and more effective. This tactics session was delivered in parts by Susanne Clement and Gaele Gillespie, Head of Collection Development and Serials Librarian, respectively, at Watson Library, University of Kansas, and by Sarah Tusa, Coordinator of Collection Development and Acquisitions at the Mary and John Gray Library, Lamar University.     

Z39.50技术在上海地区文献资源共建共享协作网中的应用

本文介绍了上海地区文献资源共建共享协作网的主要内容，Z39.50广播式查询式客户端程序的设计及其结构，分析了Z39.50在协作网中的作用。     

伦明《辛亥以来藏书纪事诗》评介

伦明以藏书家、版本目录学家、古旧书业经营家等身份被后人所知。他的《辛亥以来藏书纪事诗》在“纪事诗体藏书家传”的一系列著作中起着承前启后的重要作用。在对该书整体内容研究分析的基础上,通过横向比较,肯定其承前启后之功,同时也指出其“笔记体”的局限性,最后给予客观评价。     

Retrospective Conversion of Periodicals

Changes in journal publishing are often driven by the needs of the science community. Leo Walford, who is the Associate Director for Rights & Business Development for Sage Publications, highlighted differences between social science publishing and science publishing and discussed “why one size doesn't fit all.”     

No More Liaisons: Collection Management Strategies in Hard Times

Collection development in medium to large academic libraries typically involves multiple subject librarians or “liaisons.” The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Libraries have lost significant numbers of personnel in the last four years due to attrition and retirements, including most of the professional liaison librarians whose positions will not be replaced in the foreseeable future. In addition to this challenge, collection budgets have been severely reduced due to the State of Alaska's ongoing budget crisis, necessitating large cancellation projects. This article examines UAF Libraries’ collection strategies used to sustain a research-intensive collection without liaisons and with a drastically reduced budget.     

2020年山西省高校图书馆年会--“高校图书馆‘十四五’发展规划”研讨综述

以“高校图书馆‘十四五’发展规划”为主题的“2020年山西省高校图书馆年会”在山西临汾市召开,大会报告以析解时代背景、明确图书馆责任、制定规划的重要意义、探析行业趋势、描绘业态新样貌及探寻图书馆发展抓手为主线展现图书馆历史发展和未来趋势。陈凌以“大馆藏与大发现、大服务与大数据、大平台与大联盟”的宏伟愿景展示了未来图书馆的新样貌;杨新涯报告以重庆大学图书馆的最佳实践和深刻研究为山西图书馆发展树立了先思先行的典范;肖珑以“升维思考,降维行动”的方法论为视角阐述了山西大学图书馆发展的宏观愿景和微观规划;弓培林以心无旁鹜,砥砺前行——建设高水平一流大学图书馆的决心和信心呈现了太原理工大学图书馆的担当和谋划。山西两位馆长现身说法,为大家讲述了“十四五”规划的重要性和规划编制的实操性。     

Interpretation and the Role of the Viewer in Museums of Modern and Contemporary Art

Abstract What does the term “interpretation” mean when it's encountered in museums of modern and contemporary art — and is something missing? Studies conducted by the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the University of Leicester in England reveal that visitors want more information about art. In this article, interviews with the directors of the Phillips and the Walker (as well as other museum professionals and academics) examine interpretative practices today and suggest plans for tomorrow. When preparing future interpretive materials, the author advocates that museums expose visitors to the idea that they make their own meaning when viewing art.     

The quiz program: A network television staple

The quiz program has received considerable comment in recent weeks, so this article by Patrick E. Welch is particularly appropriate at this time. The article is based upon a chapter in Mr. Welch's PhD. dissertation, “The Development of Audience Participation Programs on Radio and Television Networks Through the Season of 1956–57.”;