Library acquisitions
Encyclopedia
Library acquisitions is the department of a library
responsible for the selection and purchase of materials or resources for the library. Acquisitions may select vendors, negotiate consortium
pricing, arrange for standing orders, and/or select individual titles or resources (depending on the size of the library or system).
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
responsible for the selection and purchase of materials or resources for the library. Acquisitions may select vendors, negotiate consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
pricing, arrange for standing orders, and/or select individual titles or resources (depending on the size of the library or system).
Functions
- Ordering, claiming, receiving, preservation and payment of all library materials.
- Ordering Process- Library Materials Order Form
- Monitoring, coordinating, implementing and evaluating all collection-related activities.
- Serials check-in, control, organization and shelf preparation.
- Providing management and financial reports/statistics.
- Selecting and evaluating sources of supply.
- Organizing gift and exchange activities.
- Providing current awareness services.