Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00138-5
Nancy Slight-Gibney
{"title":"Defining Priorities and Energizing Technical Services: The University of Oregon Self-Study","authors":"Nancy Slight-Gibney","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00138-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00138-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00138-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72041220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00144-0
Marilu Goodyear , Adrian W Alexander
There is no more important relationship than the one between the library and its suppliers. It affects much more than the library department with which the supplier deals directly and it should, therefore, be considered a critical link in the library’s ability to deliver quality service to its users. This article discusses the use of business partnering as a means to develop relationships between acquisition librarians and their vendors. An outline of service quality dimensions is presented and compared to criteria normally utilized to evaluate vendors. Librarians and vendors who are committed to providing quality service to their respective customers can begin the process of business partnering by discussing service quality dimensions and agreeing upon a plan to continuously improve service quality within both organizations.
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Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00147-6
Richard Brumley
{"title":"“Oh, The Change is Going to do Me Good … ”","authors":"Richard Brumley","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00147-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00147-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00147-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72041230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00148-8
W. Fisher
{"title":"Terminator 2: Library Education; The Issue That Wouldn’t Die","authors":"W. Fisher","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00148-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00148-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89446688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00140-3
Sandra Barstow, Barbara Woodford
{"title":"Developing a relationship with your new subscription agent/understanding your new client : 1001 Thai Burritos on the road to great two-way communication","authors":"Sandra Barstow, Barbara Woodford","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00140-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00140-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75981424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00141-5
Nancy A Persons
{"title":"Collection Development in an Era of Full-Text and “Package Deals”","authors":"Nancy A Persons","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00141-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00141-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00141-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72040776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00139-7
A. Joy, R. Lugg
{"title":"The Books Are Shelf-Ready; Are You?","authors":"A. Joy, R. Lugg","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00139-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00139-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85014207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9
Brian E.C Schottlaender
{"title":"The Development Of National Principles To Guide Librarians In Licensing Electronic Resources","authors":"Brian E.C Schottlaender","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72040774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1998-03-01DOI: 10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9
B. Schottlaender
{"title":"The Development Of National Principles To Guide Librarians In Licensing Electronic Resources","authors":"B. Schottlaender","doi":"10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-6408(97)00143-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100876,"journal":{"name":"Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78967105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}