AcqWeb (Library Acquisitions/Collection Development)

AcqWeb, is the sister publication of ACQNET and the gathering place for librarians and other professionals interested in acquisitions and collection development. AcqWeb began in 1994, and continues to grow as the Web grows. They aim to be international in their scope and approach. Site contents are listed under categories such as the following:

I.Web News for Acquiring Minds

II.Verification Tools and Resources

• A.Bibliographic Utilities
• B.In Print/Out of Print Lists
• C.Library Catalogs
• D.Research Databases and Full-text Online Resources
• E.World Wide Web Collections and Resources

III.AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors

• A.E-mail Address Directory (edited by David Marshall )
• B.Web & Gopher Sites : Alphabetic Directory
• C.Web & Gopher Sites : Geographic Directory by Peter Scott
• D.Web & Gopher Sites : Subject Directory
• E.Other Links to Publishers, Vendors and Books

IV.Associations and Organizations

V.Library & Information Science

• A.Acquisitions Departments and Meta-Information
• B.Cataloging Sites
• C.Collection Development Resources and Book Review Sites
• D.Copyright Information Sites
• E.Preservation and Binding Sites
• F.Serials Sites
• G.General Library & Information Science Sites
• H.Schools of Library & Information Science
• I.Software, OPACs and Library Systems Information
• J.Hot Topics
• K.Fun Sites
  

VI.Journals, Newsletters and Listserv Archives

• A.Journals and Newsletters
• B.Listserv Archives and Usenet Newsgroups
• C.Directories
  

VII.General Reference Resources

• A.Awards Information
• B.English Dictionaries and Thesauri
• C.Foreign Language Dictionaries
• D.Government Information
• E.Money Matters
• F.Postal Information
• G.Quotations
• H.Telephone Information
• I.Time
• J.General and Other Reference Resources

VIII.Reference Resources about the World Wide Web

• A.Introductions to the Internet and the Web
• B.Resources for Specific Areas of Librarianship
• C.AcqWeb's Guide to Searching the Internet
  

IX.ACQNET

X.AcqWeb Information

• A.Search AcqWeb
• B.Editorial Policy
• C.Updating AcqWeb

The Hytelnet (Database of Library Catalogs)

The contents at this premier site of library catalogs on the internet include the following headings:

• Library catalogs, arranged geographically
• Library catalogs, arranged by vendor
• Help files for Library catalogs
• Other resources
• Internet Glossary
• Telnet tips
• Telnet/TN3270 escape keys
• Link to "webCATS": web-based catalogues
• Link to Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
  
  This site is an example of thousands of sites on the internet maintained by individuals (with their own money, time and energy) for purely altruistic reasons. However, there are times when these individuals need help with their selfless work. Peter Scott, who maintains this site, writes:
  
  I have been compiling data for the HYTELNET database since 1990. I receive no remuneration for my efforts. ll of the research, testing of logins, and indexing is performed on my own time. Thousands of people use the data everyday, either at the University of Saskatchewan site, or one of the mirror sites.I need your financial support to keep HYTELNET going. Without it, I will be forced to shut down access. This will be a great loss to the Internet community. What you can do.... Please send your personal cheque, for any amount you wish, to the address below. Your donation will help me purchase the computer hardware I badly need. Thank you in advance.
  Peter Scott, 324 8th St East, Saskatoon, Sask, Canada, S7H0P5

Libraries on the Internet

You will find at this site an attempt to maintain the most current possible gopher tree directory of all library catalogs accessible on the Internet (which includes, but is not restricted to, the World Wide Web). The list is accessible through a keyword index which can be used in several ways. The libraries are arranged by geographical location, which everyone is not necessarily familiar with, so you can look up the name of a library, like 'Reed' to find out the entry is under 'US/Oregon'. Also, often libraries are part of consortiums and are not listed individually, like Georgetown in DC, and the index is the best way to find them. This directory was originally based on the data files from HYTELNET, a program written by Peter Scott of the University of Saskatchewan. Some information was also culled from the list published by Art St George of the University of New Mexico. This tree is now the basis for the automatically-produced 'Billy Barron's list of Internet-accessible libraries'. Contents of the site includes the following headings:

• Catalogs Search by Keyword
• Africa
• Americas
• Asia and Pacific
• Europe and Middle-East
• Manuscript and Archives Repositories - at Johns Hopkins
• Instructions for different catalog types
• Paper List (BBarrons' Accessing Online Bib Dbases)
• About Library Catalogs
  
  

READMORE's Information Library (for Acquisitions Librarians)

This site, maintained by Readmore (one of the largest subscription vendors in North America and part of the Blackwell Group) brings together a Collection of Resources for Serials and Acquisitions Practitioners. Included at the site are links to resources for serials and acquisitions practitioners published by Readmore and others in the profession. Contents at the site include:

• || Electronic Journals and Newsletters
• || ILS Vendors' Online Resources
• || Library Catalogs
• || Library Related Lists
• || Library Related Organizations and Companies
• || National Libraries' Online Internet Servers
• || Professional Organizations
• || Standards and Standards Organizations
• || General and Notable Collections
  
  

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