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The Acquisitions Librarian is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Library Collection Development and Digital Resources, Library Science and Information Literacy, Library Science and Administration.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." The Acquisitions Librarian 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources Library Science and Information Literacy Library Science and Administration Web and Library Services Library Science and Information Systems
ISSN0896-3576
h-index12
i10-index21
Total citations977
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in The Acquisitions Librarian per year

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2002
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2003
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2007
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Citation impact of The Acquisitions Librarian by publication year

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Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Acquisitions Librarian

Books on Demand

Suzanne M. Ward · 29 May 2002

ABSTRACT The Purdue University Libraries Interlibrary Loan unit proposed a pilot project to purchase patrons' loan requests from Amazon. com, lend them to the patrons, and then add the titles to the collection. Staff analyzed previous monograph loans, developed ordering criteria, implemented the proposal as a pilot project for six months, and evaluated the resulting…

Making Choices

Catherine Sheldrick Ross · 24 Aug 2000

SUMMARY This paper analyses 194 open-ended interviews with committed readers who read for pleasure, focussing in particular on interviewees' responses to questions about how they choose and how they reject a book. The analysis suggests that a comprehensive model for the process of choosing books for pleasure-reading must include five related elements that are examined…

Popular Fiction Collections in Academic and Public Libraries

Connie Van Fleet · 24 Sep 2003

SUMMARY Popular fiction collections are found in public and academic libraries, serving the needs of scholars, students, and recreational readers. Interdisciplinary research into the interaction of reader and text underscores the appeal of popular and genre fiction and emphasizes its value. Selectors should have background knowledge in the structure and characteristics of the body of…

Making Sense of E-book Usage Data

John Cox · 11 Jun 2008

ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of the types of statistical data available for e-book usage and includes examples from specific vendors, along with coverage of standards such as COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources). It describes ways in which usage data can be employed for purposes such as monitoring of e-book uptake…

Flow

Cathleen A. Towey · 24 Aug 2000

SUMMARY Flow is examined, an optimum psychological state that is induced by pleasure reading more then any other reported activity. To reach flow a persons' skill must meet the challenge, there must be clear goals, concentration, control, a loss of time and a temporary loss of self. The type of texts that most often create…

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The Acquisitions Librarian uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." The Acquisitions Librarian 12 (3): 45–58.
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