Sites for Collection Managers

ACQWEB besides what you would expect this site contains links to:

• Publishers' and vendors' sites
• Verification Tools and Resources
• Book Review Sites
• Copyright and Licensing Information
• Online Guide to Collection Assessment & Evaluation Tools
• And all sorts of other great sites.

Academic Books and Serials Sites

• BookWire : Inside the Book Business
• Blackwell's Collection Manager Approval plan parameters; titles that will be sent on the approval plan. And that won't be sent on approval. And why. See instructions.
• Bridges to Blackwell (New Titles on Line) Treatment of all books handled by Blacwell's (U.K. & U.S.); plus order status, series catalog, and sales catalogs. Contact Colter Frazier for instructions on how to log on and interpret the screens.
• North American Approval Program Coverage and Cost Studies

Copyright InfoSurf's very own.

California Digital Library

Currency Converter Let's see now, how many deutsche marks are there in 12,250 lire?

Donation Programs for Books and Journals. Organizations and institutions seeking book and serial donations.

Gifts

• Gift Sites "In addition to covering gifts and exchanges, this page covers related topics, including friends groups, book sales, and acquiring out-of-print books and serial back issues".
• UC Berkeley
• UC Los Angeles
• UC San Diego

Grey Literature is "that type of publication unavailable through normal book- selling channels, often produced in small quantities with limited distribution, promotion, and exploitation". Actually this is an obsolete definition and a more up-to-date one has not yet been formulated. That hasn't stopped GreyNet from putting together a great site.

Licensing: Sure, it's the law but these sites will help you through it.

• Crash Course
• Licencing Issues
• Faxon's Links to Licencing Resources

On-Line Books Page: Search by author or title for complete books available on-line for free.

Serials

• Back Issues: Here's what's available for free!
• Ebsco's 1999 Serials Price Projections and Cost History
• Faxon's Price Projections
• Harrassowitz's Price Comparison of STM Journals 1997/1998

ZIP Codes and Official Abbreviations Very official.

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Author: Laura Nanna
Last modified: August 13, 1998

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