LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: INFORMATION ACQUISITION ACCOUNTING

Abstract

As I once again go through the end‐of‐year analysis of my acquisitions accounts, it strikes me how much time I (and many others on the library staff) spend on accounting related to the acquisition of information. The library profession, like most, has developed a specialized language to help its members talk to each other. The information acquisition staff has to be adept at translating library terms into terms used by the business community they deal with. There are a number of accounting contact points in the acquisition process which are critical for almost every level of staff in the library.

Citation

Hayes, S. (1990), "LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: INFORMATION ACQUISITION ACCOUNTING", The Bottom Line, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 29-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb025241