Acquisitions from the Middle East: The view from Harrassowitz

At Otto Harrassowitz, the acquisition of materials from the Middle East is handled by the Asian Department, which purchases relevant publications in the Humanities and Social Sciences from Morocco. Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. Otto Harrassowitz encourages the use of their catalogs as a selection source in order to avoid problems with bibliographic verification, to identify rare and out-of-print items, and to insure a higher fill-rate and faster delivery time. The lack of any organized book distribution system, the volatile political climate, and the high cost of the necessary air-freight shipment of materials, all contribute to the costs involved in acquiring and stocking publications from the Middle East. These costs also must be considered when establishing the bookseller's price to the libraries.     

The library from the nursing educator's point of view

Libraries are accessible to faculties of schools of nursing but tend not to be fully utilized by them. The author describes the results of her surveys of nursing literature concerning libraries and one faculty's opinions and knowledge about its school library. Suggestions are made for assisting nurse educators and students to use the library to its fullest extent.     

Africana acquisitions problems: The view from both sides

This article discusses the book publishing industry in Africa in the early 1980s, the problems faced by North American librarians attempting to acquire African-published materials, and reviews the major bibliographic reference tools. The difficulties involved in producing books in Africa are examined at length and suggestions are made for easing the acquisitions problems of North American librarians.     

从文献视角看图书馆知识管理发展

在知识经济与知识管理的双重推动下,图书馆知识管理理论与实践蓬勃发展.图书馆知识管理是图书馆事业发展的重点,也是图书馆学学科变革的方向.在纷繁芜杂的图书馆学学术争鸣中,图书馆知识管理的基础理论、业务流程、技术方法、制度规范和实践活动等是当前图书馆学的研究热点.     

The competitive environment of pay per view

A field test was used to assess the efficacy of pay per view (PPV) and how PPV compared to pay cable programming and vidéocassette recorder (VCR) rentals. Owners of VCRs perceived PPV differently than did nonowners of VCRs. Differences were observed along the dimensions of convenience, ease of operation, control, and perceived value. PPV perceptions did not vary by those currently subscribing to pay cable.     

自组织视角下的图书馆文化创新

图书馆文化是个有机的系统，它需要适应图书馆环境和条件的变化而创新。本文借助于自组织方法论，从自组织系统形成的条件出发，探讨了图书馆文化创新的动力、途径和愿景诸问题。     

从图书馆史谈图书馆之意义

本文探讨图书馆之名词释义，图书馆之历史任务，图书馆之功用；结论指出，图书馆将在21世纪之时代环境中适存而继续发展。     

Serial selection and deselection decisions: the view from America

Based on the author’s experience of many library visits in the United States and Canada, the article reviews the processes and criteria that characterize selection and deselection of serials in North America, and makes recommendations to publishers regarding promotion.