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Technical Services Transparency: Using a LibGuide to Expose the Mysteries of Technical Services
April 1, 2013... Technical services departments in academic libraries have long struggled to communicate effectively with other library departments, particularly public services departments. As' academic libraries acquire large numbers of digital resources, technical services departments are increasingly...

Online, Practical, and Free Cataloging Resources: An Annotated Webliography
April 1, 2013... This comprehensive annotated webliography describes online cataloging resources that are free to use, currently updated, and of high quality. The major aim of this webliography is to provide assistance for catalogers who are new to the profession, unfamiliar with cataloging specific formats, or...

Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2010-11
April 1, 2013... This review covers the literature of acquisitions from 2010 through 2011. This period was punctuated by continuing economic challenge, and the themes expressed in the literature are largely related to this situation. Libraries moved with conviction toward patron-driven acquisitions. The...

Flexibility in the Face of Change: A Review of the Serials Literature, 2010-11
April 1, 2013... The serials literature for 2010-11 reflects the need for all members of the serials information chain to denwnstrate flexibility in the face of constant change. Both the current economic context and the rapid development of technology are providing users with more option, s than ever before for...

Editorial: Advocacy for Technical Services
April 1, 2013... The term "advocacy," when used in reference to libraries, does not immediately bring to mind technical services. In 2011, I was invited to chair the ALCTS Advocacy Task Force. (1) The task force was created in response to comments made by respondents to the "Reshaping" membership survey, (2)...