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Unit 9: Acquisition Section

A number of problems arise in the process of Selection and Procurement in Indian libraries, Notes
which are spelled out in detail.

The functions, operations, methods and routines, processes and various practices, including
records, registers and files, are discussed with reference to the three major areas of
acquisition work.

The work of acquisition, barring the work of scanning and selection, can be computerised.

9.6 Keywords

Accession Register: The Accession Register is the basic record in the library about each document
forming part of its collection.

Accessioning: All the books and documents received in the library are taken into its stock by a
process called Accessioning.
Blanket Orders: It is an order for all titles produced by a specific publisher. It has minimal
specification and restrictions.
Document: A generic name for all types of reading materials acquired in a library and includes
graphic, printed and processed items.
Standing Orders: Standing orders are customer orders that are to be executed at regular intervals,
on a certain date, for a certain amount, and for a certain recipient.
Standing Vendors: Standing vendors are appointed for the supply of books and other reading
materials to the library.

Tallying: Tallying means verifying the selection has with the corresponding cards.
9.7 Review Questions

1. State the six factors that govern the acquisition for documents in a library.
2. Enumerate the favours that govern the planning of the routine jobs of document selection
work.
3. List the major categories of sources of book selection, both for current and retrospective
books.

4. State the various routines of document selection procedure.
5. State the information to be supplied to the indentor with regard to the book recommended.
6. State the routine steps of accessioning documents in a library.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. False 2. True
3. True 4. False

5. False 6. True
7. False 8. donations
9. Deposit Centres 10. exchange
11. Subscription 12. Conversion Rate

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