Book procurement delay : a de-motivator to user participation in collection development

Sridhar, M. S. (1985) Book procurement delay : a de-motivator to user participation in collection development. In Mangala, P. B., Eds. Proceedings Building Library Collections and National Policy for Library and Information Services : Seminar Papers presented in XXX All India Library Conference, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, 28-31 January 1985, pp. 329-334, Jaipur.

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Abstract

[English abstract]

As an extension of a case study of user participation in collection building in a special library (ISRO Satellite Centre Library) this study examined the delays involved in book procurement. Results are quantitatively presented to highlight how book procurement delays could act as de-motivators to users participating in collection development process.

Keywords:	Collection development, book procurement, user participation, procurement delays
Subjects:	J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. > JA. Acquisitions.
ID Code:	12606
Deposited By:	Sridhar, M S
Deposited On:	04 February 2008
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Sridhar, M. S. User participation in collection building in a special Library A case study. IASLIC Bulletin. 28(3),1983; pp117-122.

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