A Study on the Laws and Regulations Affecting the Public Library Acquisitions

Chang,, D. , & Kang,, E. (2011). A Study on the Laws and Regulations Affecting the Public Library Acquisitions. 한국비블리아학회지, 22(3), 269-288, https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2011.22.3.269

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Acquisition processes in public libraries, especially as influenced by policies and regulations both in national and regional levels have not been in the main area of concerns in the research of library and information science. While the area of collection management has yet been one of the major issues in this filed, public library book-purchasing in the major factor to achieve effective library collections. This study concentrated on the policies and regulations that attempts to normalize and control the acquisition process in public libraries. This research analyzed and investigated (1) various policies and regulations regarding the library collection as public procurement, (2) legitimacy of decision between normal price procurement and discounted price contract under the current policy on normal retail price of books, (3) budget allocation, (4) policies on library acquisition processes. Suggestions are also added for the efficient collection building in public libraries.

keywords: 수서, 도서구입, 자료구입, 공공조달, 공공도서관

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Vol.22 No.3

A Study on the Laws and Regulations Affecting the Public Library Acquisitions

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한국비블리아학회지