%0 Journal Article
%T Book Review: Acquisitions go global: An introduction to library collection management in the 21st century
%A Hamid R. Jamali
%J Webology
%D 2008
%I Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
%X Acquisitions librarianship is the key to having a rich collection and being able to serve information needs of the library¡¯s user community best. An acquisitions librarian needs several skills including financial and managerial skills. Jim Agee, a librarian with twelve years of experience, has tried to write an ¡®introduction¡¯ to the acquisitions librarianship for the information professionals. ¡®Acquisitions Go Global¡¯ is an attempt by the author to share his practical experiences in different aspects of acquisitions librarianship and collection management with librarians and information professionals.
%K Library acquisition
%K Collection management
%K Collection building
%K Collection development
%U http://www.webology.org/2008/v5n1/bookreview12.html