Back in February 2020, ProQuest commissioned a survey which accidentally became the perfect "pre-Covid" picture of book acquisitions in UK Higher Education. This provided a unique opportunity to carry [...]
Presenting, teaching and training online by Ned Potter In the current climate, many training sessions, seminars and workshops have been moved online. If you're new to presenting in this [...]
The library world is filled with jargon and acronyms; we've tried to explain some acquisitions ones here. Let us know if there's more you would like us to add! [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended the Public Library Forum in Manchester. PDFs of the slides are available below: Partnership Lightning Talks: "NAG Public Libraries Project Grant" Maria Reguera, Vision, [...]
This year the theme for our eleventh Collection Development Seminar for Academic Librarians was Disruption and Innovation are the New Normal with speakers from around the country. PDFs of the [...]
Selection criteria Notes Cost and available budget Check cost against budget and also check any multiyear commitment against likely budget trends Relevancy Test relevancy with academics and requesting librarians [...]
Buying ebooks - Ebook models and etextbooks Libraries increasingly need to prove effectiveness of purchasing through ROI (return-on-investment), demonstrating value for money. There is also a focus on ‘just-in-time’ [...]
Introduction Statistically, one in four of us will be disabled before we die. With an increasingly older demographic, libraries need to recognise that the choices they make when procuring [...]
Introduction Books in digital format can form a significant part of the student experience at University. Users with the digital skills to access electronic books/journals and use them effectively [...]