Understanding the business of library acquisitions / Karen A. Schmidt, editor

Includes bibliographical references.

The business of publishing / Kathy Flanagan Publishers, vendors, libraries : troublesome issues in the triangle / Audrey Melkin The business of scholarly journal publishing / Gary J. Brown Taking the mystery out of European book pricing / Jana K. Stevens Publishing and export bookselling in Western Europe / James Campbell The cost of service : understanding the business of vendors / Scott A. Smith The "E's" of vendor selection : an archetype for selection, evaluation, and sustenance / Gay N. Dannelly Evaluating the work of a vendor / Marion T. Reid Vendor-library relations : the ethics of working with vendors / Donna Goehner Approval plans : the vendor as preselector / Joan Grant Gifts and exchanges / Mae Clark Out-of-print and secondhand markets / Margaret Landesman Acquisition of books from Australia, with a brief reference to New Zealand and Oceania / Juliet Flesch The nonprint trades / Charles Forrest Acquiring special formats / Joan Mancell Hayes Basic acquisitions accounting / Betsy Kruger Accounting and business practices / William Z. Schenck

(cont.) Payment ethics : librarians as consumers / Corrie Marsh