Category Archives: management

there’s an anthropologist in my office!

“uh huh, i see.”  “and then what?”  “what do you do when that window pops up?”  “and what does she do with it once you put it on her desk?” it recently occurred to me that i’ve been an anthropologist … 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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books on electronic resource management

Here’s a mini-bibliography of monographs published on the subject of electronic resource management. Happy reading! If you know of one that I’ve left off the list, please leave a comment with the info. 2009. Jones, Wayne (ed.). E-journals Access and … Continue reading

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did you know you can buy journal articles on Amazon?

i was doing a quick keyword search for “electronic resource management” on amazon today, to see how many books are available on that topic. i was surprised to see mixed in with the books a link to an article i … Continue reading

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