The case for acquisitions standards in the integrated library system |
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| Authors: | Katharine Treptow Farrell Marc Truitt |
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| Institution: | a Head, Order Division, Princeton University Library, One Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA;b Assistant Dean for Systems, University of Houston Libraries, 114 University Libraries, Houston, TX 77204-2000, USA |
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| Abstract: | Acquisitions metadata within current library integrated systems is not based on any standard; rather, systems vendors generally define structure and content according to proprietary approaches. The authors argue that this cripples library acquisitions practitioners and managers in numerous ways. It renders routine tasks more difficult, jeopardizes the integrity of data during system migration, forces adoption of costly external tracking solutions, and hinders efforts to manage collections and budgets. The authors define acquisitions standards and relate them to existing bibliographic and e-commerce protocols. They discuss reasons for the lack of acquisitions standards and outline first steps in a project to develop them. This paper is based on a presentation given at the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, Fourth Annual Conference, held 17-20 May 2003. |
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