Monthly Archives: December 2008

ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service

i started using ticTOCS this weekend since my library doesn’t subscribe to Current Contents Connect (frowny face).  i needed something that would keep me current with what’s being published in my field, something as unobtrusive as possible.  i registered at … Continue reading

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topic index of the program of the AAA

a quick look at the american anthropological association’s (aaa) topic index for their latest annual conference presentations has me on the floor laughing. a topic index usually organizes key words in alphabetical order and points the reader to the pages … Continue reading

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you’ve got your acquisitions on my collection development!

no, you’ve got your collection development on my acquisitions! (anybody out there remember this old reese’s commercial?) an acquisitions department is usually clearly defined from a collection development department, meaning those units act independently in a library. loosely described, a … Continue reading

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Welcome to your new job!

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