This book advises librarians, paraprofessional library supervisors, and library school students on problems unique to the management of serials.

It Is The First Comprehensive Work Which Covers Every Aspect Of Serials Management To Meet The Academic Need Of Students And Teachers Of Library Science And Serve As Guide For Serials Librarians.After Definiting What Constitutes Serials And Tracing Their Historical De¬Velopment, The Work Concentrates On The Acquisition Policy And Systems. Various Systems Of Serials Control And Organization Have Been Examined. Technical Aspects Like Classification/Cataloguing Have Been Deeply Studied, And Different Methods Of Display And Forms Of Storage Examined In Details. Almost Every Aspect Of Reference Ser¬Vice Through Serials Including Docu¬Mentation, Indexing And Abstracting Aids Have Been Covered. Organization Of Government Documents Gets Special Attention. Usefulness Of Microforms As Surrogate Of Print Serial Publications Is Discussed. Finally, The Use Of Com¬Puter For Serials Control Has Been Elaborately Explained.

Library science manual on the management of periodicals - discusses methodologys used in acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation (loans service), and binding of serials; lists standards, and data bases and library networks in Canada and the USA. Annotated bibliographys and illustrations.

"This report looks closely at the electronic and print serials procurement and management practices of eleven libraries including: The University of Ohio, Villanova University, the Colorado School of Mines, Carleton College, Northwestern University, Baylor University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of San Francisco, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center"--P. 6.