PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND EFFICIENCY — THE NATIONAL ACQUISITIONS GROUP

Abstract

Although working in academic library acquisitions departments since 1974, the first meeting I remember being organised specifically for acquisitions librarians was the first Alan Armstrong acquisitions conference in November 1982. Until then, acquisitions librarians in my experience had only occasional contact with each other and the book trade through visits to and from their suppliers, and by attending general library conferences and exhibitions. Interesting and enjoyable as the Armstrong conferences were, public sector librarians balked increasingly at the cost — particularly as cuts in funding took effect on library budgets.

Citation

Morley, M. (1988), "PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND EFFICIENCY — THE NATIONAL ACQUISITIONS GROUP", New Library World, Vol. 89 No. 3, pp. 44-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038748