Collection Building: Volume 31 Issue 3
Table of contents
Rules of thumb for deselecting, relocating, and retaining bound journals
William Joseph Thomas, Daniel L. ShouseLike many other academic libraries, Joyner Library at East Carolina University has experienced pressure in recent years to convert stacks space to other uses. The rise of…
GIS: an annotated guide to selected resources
Regina Koury, Beth Downing, Jenny Lynne SemenzaThis article aims to provide an annotated bibliography of some of the geographic information system (GIS) resources, specifically data sets, available to libraries and…
Google Books: primary sources in the public domain
Dália LeonardoThis paper strives to examine and draw attention to important printed primary sources available in Google Books through the company's partnership with a growing number of European…
Use of collection development policies in electronic resource management
Suzanne Mangrum, Mary Ellen PozzebonLibrary resources evolve daily with ongoing expansion of electronic offerings by publishers and vendors. Collection development policies have long been employed to guide decision…
J.B. Jackson, cultural geographer:evolution of an archive
Audra Bellmore, Claire‐Lise Bénaud, Sever BordeianuThe purpose of this article is to document the acquisition and processing of an important landscape architecture archive, the J.B. Jackson Collection, and making it available for…
Open access to national bibliography:Polish approach
Magdalena KrynickaAlthough the “open access” and “bibliography” appear to be contradictory concepts, as the first applies to the idea of direct and unrestricted access and the use of the resources'…