Midterm Stuff

Question 1

Name the 3 Core Functions of Tech Services

Answer 1

1. Acquisitions
2. Access
3. Maintenance of Collections/Sources

Question 2

Define and state the significance of an ILS

Answer 2

Def: Integrated Library System

Used to maintain item records, patron records and track item circulation.

Question 3

Okerson’s “eternal verities”

Answer 3

1. Content is selectable
2. Content is collectible
3. Content is valuable and libraries retain it for the long-term
4. Collections grow and provisions must be made for storing content
5. Collecting can be the equivalent of long-term preservation
6. Libraries and their collections are meant to endure
7. Libraries exist to meet the information needs of users
8. Information is global, and libraries preserve and provide access to information world-wide.

Question 4

Characteristics of Tech Services employees

Answer 4

• Work well under pressure
• Detail-oriented
• Be self-directed/motivated
• Good people skills

Question 5

Participatory Library

Answer 5

Def: Getting input from community in terms of how the library functions, what services it offers and selection it provides.

Question 6

Define monograph & monographic resources

Answer 6

Monograph: specialist work of writing on a specific topic, usually by a single author.

Question 7

8 Key Questions When Evaluating Vendors

Answer 7

what is this?

Question 8

Encumbrance

Answer 8

Amount of money required to be used for a specific resource.

Question 9

Canadian Publishing Houses

Answer 9

Carswell (professional law resources)
Harbour Publishing (Pacific Northwest)
Harper Collins *Canada
John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (pd, educational)
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. (education, reference)
Pearson Education (K-12 and higher ed., professional)
Penguin Books Canada (popular press, lifestyle, lit.)
Raincoast Books (Canadian owned distribution co.)
Random House Canada (Lit., bio, pic. books, gr. novels)
Scholastic Canada (Materials for children, teachers)
Simon & Schuster Canada (kids, Christian, history, teens)
Thomas Allen & Son (rep. publishers, range of pop. press)

Question 10

Collection Development

Answer 10

The process of meeting the information needs of people through acquiring various content/resources.

Question 11

Approval Plan

Answer 11

A collection development tool used with libraries to tell vendors what types of materials the need. Specifies subject matter, price, and format.

Question 12

Questions to Ask Vendors

Answer 12

1. What discounts do they offer?
2. Do they shelf-ready things?
3. What tech support do they offer?
4. Are their formats compatible?
5. Do you get a trial period?
6. How many things can you send back for blanket orders?
7. What formats do they offer?
8. Do they offer staff training?

Question 13

Main Activities of Acquisitions

Answer 13

1. Verifying
2. Ordering
3. Receiving
4. Processing

Question 14

Blanket Order

Answer 14

A purchase order made with a vendor that contains multiple delivery dates over a period of time. Takes advantage of predetermined pricing.

Question 15

Firm Order

Answer 15

Orders that cannot be cancelled until the expiration date.

Question 16

Slip Plan

Answer 16

Similar to approval plan, but instead of shipments, libraries receive lists of new titles to select from.

Question 17

CIP Data

Answer 17

CIP: Cataloguing in Publication

Enables cataloguing of books before they are published and allows for prompt distribution of information to libraries.

Question 18

Derived & Copy Cataloguing

Answer 18

Retrieving catalogue records from another source such as the vendor or Library of Congress, etc.

Question 19

Main Sources for Obtaining Records

Answer 19

1. CIP
2. Program for Cooperative Cataloguing (CPP)
3. Commercial companies

Question 20

Federated Search

Answer 20

Allows search of multiple searchable resources.

Question 21

Z39.50

Answer 21

International standard client-server, application layer communications protocol for searching and retrieving information from a database.