Title: Serials management in academic libraries
First published: 1997
Description: In the decade ahead, libraries will have to do more with less. Fewer journal titles owned by each institution, less detailed cataloging, and fewer staff will become realities as libraries are forced to cope with budget restrictions. Serials management, in particular, will require a greater degree of adaptability and flexibility.

This professional reference overviews the most significant emerging issues concerning serials management in academic libraries and provides practical advice to aid librarians in responding to a changing environment. Among the issues discussed are the debate of access versus ownership, the electronic dissemination of text and document delivery, standards for electronic data transfer, and approaches to cataloging.

The volume offers practical solutions to the problems facing librarians, and it stresses the increasing role of automation in effective serials management.
Subjects: Academic libraries, Serials control systems, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Publications en serie, Systemes de Gestion, Library & Information Science, Tijdschriften, Handboeken (vorm), Administration & Management, Collectievorming, Bibliotheques universitaires, Wetenschappelijke bibliotheken
Places: United States
LC classification: Z675.U5 F37 1997