Document (#17436)

Author

Majka, D.R.

Title

Reference collection maintenance : theory and (mal)practice

Source

Reference services review. 24(1996) no.4, S.67-76

Year

1996

Abstract

The vital but laborious process of maintaining the currency of information in reference colletions receives much less attention than it is due both in the library literature and in practice. In this article, Majka reviews the published accounts of research conducted in this area to analyze different viewpoints on several major themes in the library literature. He utilizes findings from the literature and his own experience to offer suggestions for the improvement of reference collections maintenance procedures

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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