The importance of an administration directed toward serials acquisition in libraries’ networked systems

Abstract

Abstract The present research aims to give the conceptual meaning of libraries network systems, as well as to cite some examples of libraries that work in net. It also explicit the acquisition as one of the librarianship functions. Besides, this study proposes to explain the planned acquisition as a solution for problems such as: financial, duplication, time, human resources and incompatibility. It also approaches the importance and the benefits of the implantation of a responsible administration for the acquisition of libraries that work in net systems. This work focuses mainly on the implantation of this kind of administration for the acquisition of libraries’ serials materials.