Management of Serials in Libraries

by Thomas E. Nisonger

Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and prescriptive approaches to illuminate major serials management issues. Unlike other works on the subject, this text emphasizes collection management issues-serials evaluation/selection criteria, cancellation, weeding, document delivery, budgeting, decision models, use studies, journal ranking, and the application...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563082136
• ISBN13: 9781563082139
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 2.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.3"