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Notes Unit 9: Acquisition Section

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

9.1 Acquisition Department
9.2 Book Selection
9.2.1 Planning
9.2.2 Procedure
9.3 Procurement Procedure

9.3.1 Planning
9.3.2 Types of Order
9.3.3 Ordering Procedure
9.4 Accessioning
9.4.1 Planning

9.4.2 Factors in Planning
9.4.3 Accession Register
9.4.4 Job Analysis
9.4.5 Accession Procedure
9.4.6 Passing of Bills

9.5 Summary
9.6 Keywords
9.7 Review Questions
9.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Explain appropriate action to tackle the problems and issues involved in acquisition work
Describe the factors behind selection, procurement and accessioning of documents
Describe the various jobs relating to these functions to establish routines

Explain the routines according to set procedures
Discuss the process to Create, maintain and handle records, registers and files of the
acquisition division

Introduction

Information sources building, an important function of the library should be based on sound
policies and programmes. It involves a series of operations performed according to systemic

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