Selector's Toolbox

Resources for Library Selectors and Subject Liaisons

Flagship Agenda Peer Institutions

CD/Acquisitions Information:

• Liaisons by Subject or LC Class
• Staff Directory

Ordering Resources

• Vendor List
• GOBI 2
• OCLC Product Services

Ordering/Selecting Procedures:

• Fund Code Reference
• Selecting Titles in GOBI
• Spending Limits
• WorkFlows Instructions
• YBP Shipment Procedures

Policies:

• Collection Development Policies
• LSU Libraries Policies:

o 7: Electronic Resources

o 9: Transfers

o 13: Gifts & Exchange

o 16: Non-standard Materials

o 17: Withdrawn Materials

o 19: Access/Cataloging Levels

• LSU Priority Programs
• Selector Performance Criteria

Tools & Resources

• AcqWeb
• Currency Converters:
• AcqWeb Directory
• Oanda
• Publishers' Catalogues
• More Resources:
• AcqWeb's Publisher and Vendor Directory
• AddALL
• African American Book Club - Book Profiles
• BookSearch
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Internet Library for Librarians
• Library Land
• Library of Congress
• Music Selection Resources
• OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals (UnionLists)
• Small Press Center Directory
• Staff with foreign language skills
• Ulrich's Plus
• WorldCat
• Yale- Licenses Provided by Publishers

Reviews, Awards, and Lists:

• Academia
• Booklist Online
• Literature Awards.com
• More Reviews, Awards, and Lists:
• Bestseller Lists, 1900-1998
• Black Issues Book Review
• New York Times Books
• Washington Post Book World

Statistics:

• NetLibrary

Forms:

• Electronic Resource Proposal Form
• Gift Decision Slip
• Transfer Form - photocopy on blue paper
• Weeding Review Form
• Withdrawal Form - photocopy on green paper

NOTE: Many of the links on LSU Libraries Collection Development Selector's Toolbox were found on the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library's excellent Selector's Toolbox pages, compiled by Cal Gough.

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