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In this book, first published in 1983, experts in US national, state, and regional network associations provide stimulating discussions of their experiences, problems, and successes. This volume is based on the symposium, 'Networking: Where From Here?'.

This book, first published in 1990, analyses how to train end-users to search with both natural language and controlled vocabularies, describes a planning assessment for implementing end-user searching, and examines how scientists at a major industrial research organization searched online using an information center.

This book, first published in 1987, brings together from a variety of sources analysis on the major issues involved in the collection of scientific journals. It examines the rationale for journal choices, journals and tenure, journals and budgeting, and the elements of a good journal.

This book, first published in 1991, is an invaluable guide to biographies of scientists from a wide variety of scientific fields. These biographies are unique in that they explore the whole personality of the scientist, giving students a glimpse at the variety and drama of the lives beyond the well-known.

This book, first published in 1982, offers an examination of the special nature of biochemistry collections. It focuses on the production, control, and use of the literature ¿ diverse in nature, and analysed here by specialist contributors.

This book, first published in 1982, focuses on providing information about the policies and practices surrounding the preparation and submitting of articles to the major journals in library and information science. This guide includes all the major American, Canadian, British, and international professional journals.

This book, first published in 1992, establishes a theoretical base for access services while also suggesting connections between theory and practice. It re-examines previous writings in this area, presents new experimental designs and results, creates contemporary organizational solutions, and adopts innovative techniques.

This book, first published in 1999, reveals trends in selecting, acquiring, and accessing electronic journals. It stresses the need for librarians to understand copyright and contract laws, the complexity of the Internet business environment, and the need for constant training to take full advantage of electronic information.

This book, first published in 1990, analyses the variety of ways in which libraries extend their resources to users beyond their physical walls. Librarians discuss the concept of the library as more than just a place but rather as a force that electronically links users directly with both local and remote sources of information.

This book, first published in 1992, predicts how the sci-tech library will look in ten years. It takes a close look at the revolution in the communication of scientific information and how technology has transformed the process of knowledge delivery and acquisitions.

Taking a broad approach from career counselling theory to recommendations of major sources of career and job information, this book, first published in 1992, covers subjects such as cooperative programs between librarians, career planning professionals, and job search counsellors and the evaluation of career-related materials.

This book, first published in 1988, is a guide to the USMARC Format for Holdings and Locations. Leading librarians offer information on the development of the format, the significant impact it has already had on libraries, as well as discussions about how difficult issues of interpretation have been handled.

This book, first published in 1995, addresses the key issue of libraries and interdependence. It explores the critical questions for making resource-sharing work, with particular emphasis on interlibrary loan. Cooperative collection development, economic decision models, consortial arrangements, and technology possibilities are explored.

This book, first published in 1992, explores the issue of library assessment methods and the impact of accountability on the delivery of reference services. It analyses a wealth of assessment methods that librarians use to collect data and create standards that are practical and useful in accounting for reference services.

This book, first published in 1991, examines the actual costs of operating an acquisitions department. It discusses the costs involved in pre-order searching; implementing an integrated online system; automating serials acquisitions; supporting personnel; organizing payment operations; and processing invoices.

Serials Cataloging (1987) assesses the state of the art of serials cataloging, especially in two areas: the rules by which the cataloguing record is created and the automation of that record.

Libraries in Australia and New Zealand struggle with the problems of a print-oriented publishing industry dominated by countries half way across the globe. This book, first published in 1992, provides advice on the need for these libraries to become actively involved in the possibilities of new technology.

This book, first published in 1986, describes the weeding process in libraries. Factors affecting the weeding of materials - lack of space, a desire to place materials in a more suitable library, changing goals of the library - are explored. Discussions concerning the choices for the disposal of items are insightful and innovative.

This book, first published in 1989, examines the problems and benefits of installing a ready-made computer system in a sci-tech library. These turnkey systems provide a means for obtaining the network for a lower cost than a new system designed by a consultant. These papers analyse their benefits and problems in a variety of situations.

Through its discussions on planning, using space, and selecting equipment and furnishings, this book, first published in 1988, provides expert guidance in designing a facility for a special library. It will serve not only librarians planning new facilities but also those involved in remodelling or renovating existing facilities.

This book, first published in 1986, is a practical resource to planning science and technology libraries. Librarians who have been through the process offer guidelines, an awareness of problems to anticipate, and solutions to them.

This book, first published in 1984, examines the process of building suitable collections for sci-tech libraries. Sci-tech collections present unique challenges, and expert writers assess these difficulties and provide a guide to solutions to the problems inherent in building these collections.

This book, first published in 1983, examines the key role that serials play in sci-tech libraries, serials being a source of prime importance for scientists and engineers. The problems and costs associated with the selection, handling and storage of serials are closely analysed by expert library specialists.

This book, first published in 1988, celebrates the development of sci-tech libraries in honour of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the first library school in the United States. The expert contributors provide a survey of the development of sci-tech libraries as well as some thoughts about their future.

In response to the general lack of information about zoo libraries, this book, first published in 1988, compiles a collection of descriptions of the libraries serving six American zoos. In addition, a survey made of 78 American zoo libraries is included, including information about their staffs, facilities, collections, and services.

This book, first published in 1983, is devoted to a consideration of the contributions monographs make to all types of sci-tech libraries as well as their probable role in the future. Several related topics are also included, such as sources for obtaining monographs, tools used for selecting them and the attitude of publishers.

Maps, charts and related items present special problems to libraries, for example a less organised bibliographic control mechanism, more difficult means of acquisitions, and problems of storage and preservation. This book, first published in 1985, deals with these problems and presents practical solutions for maps in library collections.

In this book, first published in 1990, sci-tech librarians, government researchers, and compilers and editors of noted indexing/abstracting services describe the efforts of their organizations to compile, maintain, and disseminate the large body of sci-tech information devoted to environmental concerns.

This book, first published in 1990, examines the relationship between sci-tech materials and trade literature, or manufacturers¿ catalogues. As little has been published about the value and nature of trade literature in regard to sci-tech libraries, this volume is key in informing librarians about a little-known information source.

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the various ways in which sci-tech libraries are meeting the needs of end-users in an era of fast-growing technical literature and increasingly complex tools and products used for the retrieval of information.