In this volume, the library-agency relationship is discussed from various points of view. Contributors focus on the use of subscription agents worldwide--in Africa, the Middle East, and Great Britain. Up-to-the-minute information on the effects of automation on the library-agency relationship is explored, including serials management systems; automated serials control over selection, acquisition, and utilization; serials databases using subscription agency files; and a most useful bibliography on automated subscription agency utilities and services.
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Contents Introduction
Serials Acquisitions: The Relation Between Serials Librarian and Subscription Agent
Choosing a Serials Vendor
The Work of a Periodicals Agent
Subscription Agents in an Automated World
The Effect of Automation on Subscription Agency Services
Dawson's Serials Management System (SMS) and Associated Microcomputer Developments
MicroLinx: Development and Testing of a Serials Management System
Automated Serials Control: Selection, Acquisition, Utilization
Automation to Order: Progress and Possibilities at UCLA
Creating a Serial Database Using Subscription Agency Files
The Birth of a New Serials Database
Ulrich's PLUS: A High Performance, Low-Cost Alternative to Online Serials Reference Systems
The Use of Serial Subscription Agents by the British Library Document Supply Centre
Serials Acquisition in the Middle East
The Use of Subscription Agency Services by Nigerian University Libraries
A Selected Bibliography of Works on Automated Subscription Agency Systems and Services
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