?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Western+language+books+in+the+Beijing+Library%3A+criteria+for+acquisition+and+the+method+of+selection&rft.creator=Gu%2C+Ben&rft.subject=DB.+National+libraries.&rft.description=Each+year%2C+the+National+Library+of+China+acquires+about+20%2C000+English+language+books%2C+about+2%2C000+each+of+German+and+French+and+a+small+number+of+Spanish%2C+Italian+and+Romanian+books.+Books+in+other+languages+are+acquired+only+occasionally+and+not+on+a+regular+basis.%0AAs+the+library+has+limited+funds+for+purchase%2C+we+have+defined+the+principle+of+'Completeness+for+Chinese+books+and+essence+for+foreign+language+books'.+We+can+only+make+a+limited+selection+from+countless+foreign+publications%2C+to+satisfy+the+needs+of+readers+and%2C+in+addition%2C+to+reflect+the+characteristics+of+the+collections.+It+is+easy+to+imagine+the+difficulties+involved+with+the+task.&rft.publisher=ALPSP+-+The+Association+of+Learned+%26+Professional+Society+Publishers&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Journal+Article+(Print%2FPaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F4395%2F1%2Flpguben1.pdf&rft.relation=ARRAY(0xac700e0)&rft.identifier=Gu%2C+Ben+Western+language+books+in+the+Beijing+Library%3A+criteria+for+acquisition+and+the+method+of+selection.+Learned+Publishing%2C+1999%2C+vol.+12%2C+n.+1%2C+pp.+33-40.+[Journal+Article+(Print%2FPaginated)]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F4395%2F