Circulation Services in a Small Academic Library

by Connie Battaile

Book Overview

In a library, circulation is the process of lending books to borrowers and accurately reshelving them after they have been returned so that they will be retrievable by the next user. This basic cycle has many elaborations and sub-cycles attached to it, such as those for overdues and holds, the record-keeping process, and the reserve book operation. These sub-cycles vary from library to library, but the basic cycle remains the same in every library...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313281262
• ISBN13: 9780313281266
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"