How can you, as an acquisition librarians, keep current on the output of hundreds of publishers? The answer, of course, is that you cannot. For over 30 years, a

Background of the study; Circulation and in-house use of books; Use of journals; The economics of materials'use; A cost benefit model of library operations; Alt

Vendors and Library Acquisitions is an enlightening book that addresses the sometimes troublesome relationships between acquisitions librarians and the jobbers