“Shelf-Ready” Print Serials Acquisitions

Andrade, JosÃ© Luis; D'Amour, Heather; Dingwall, Gloria; Su, Julie; Dyas-Correia, Sharon

doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2010.12.008

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“…10 In addition, a column in Serials Review by Andrade et al describes the positive experiences of San Diego State University and the University of Calgary libraries in receiving shelf-ready print serials. 11 Furthermore, Baron briefly discusses the possibility of acquiring shelf-ready audiovisual and out-of-print monographs. 12 He concludes that the quality of bibliographic records and processing time, combined with high costs, were the impetus for moving to a shelf-ready acquisitions model for these types of library resources.…”

Section: This Paper Analyzes Results Of a Survey On Shelf-ready Matermentioning

confidence: 99%

Ready or Not?

Tomlin¹,

Kandarasheva²

2014

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T he acquisition of library materials in shelf-ready form is one of the outsourcing strategies implemented by technical services departments to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase patron satisfaction. Shelf-ready materials supplied by vendors include physical items accompanied by full bibliographic records and physical processing such as application of barcodes, spine labels, security strips, etc. As the current library environment is moving toward management of electronic resources, the possibility of streamlining receiving, cataloging, and processing of materials in non-electronic format is potentially a very welcome alternative to the traditional acquisitions to cataloging model. While some libraries gained substantial experience in managing shelf-ready operations during the last decade, others are still contemplating the idea or are unsure of the implications that shelf-ready services could have for their libraries' databases and staffing. Potential concerns linked to the implementation of shelf-ready services can include extra review of vendor-supplied records, presence of less than full bibliographic records, and changes in work assignments for technical services staff. The review of current library literature reveals a need for assessment of academic libraries' practices in shelf-ready materials management.The authors designed a survey to gain insights into different aspects of acquiring shelf-ready materials in US academic libraries with varying collection sizes. The authors were particularly interested in gathering feedback on the quality of bibliographic records for shelf-ready materials and their effect on local cataloging practices, including authority work. The implication of the new cataloging code,

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Section: This Paper Analyzes Results Of a Survey On Shelf-ready Matermentioning

confidence: 99%