While archives and special collections continue to welcome unique and valuable resources, small academic libraries can struggle with how to manage donation offers intended for their main collections. There is a need to be selective considering falling print circulation, workload pressures on library personnel, and space restrictions. Additionally, limited collections funds needed for more current and higher-demand resources can be strained by the higher processing costs of donated materials. These pressures are compounded by prospective donors seeking a home for items they no longer want, a perception that small academic libraries need all donations, and a lack of understanding about the qualifications and expertise of academic library work...
This paper explores legal considerations for how libraries in Canada can lend digital copies of book...
This article is a written version of the presentation “Last Copies Initiative : Permanent Conservati...
During the past thirty years Canadian literature has developed at a remarkable rate, with the result...
Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International lice...
While archives and special collections continue to welcome unique and valuable resources, small acad...
Gifts and donations form an integral part of an academic library’s existence, whether monetary or ph...
Music librarians with shrinking acquisitions budgets, crowded shelves, and pressure to create more s...
In response to severe budget cuts, Library and Archives Canada introduced a strict acquisition polic...
Many librarians who manage special collections are grateful for the donations of items or collection...
This paper explores legal considerations for how libraries in Canada can lend digital copies of book...
Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)Non-Peer ReviewedAim In recent years, academic lib...
Digital materials are highly used resources in academic libraries and absorb a significant cost in t...
In the past, a member of the public could access an academic library’s collection simply by visiting...
The University of Alberta Library (UAL) holds one of the largest collections in Western Canada and r...
As academic librarians and archivists, we continually face the same problem: what to do with well-i...
This paper explores legal considerations for how libraries in Canada can lend digital copies of book...
This article is a written version of the presentation “Last Copies Initiative : Permanent Conservati...
During the past thirty years Canadian literature has developed at a remarkable rate, with the result...
Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International lice...
While archives and special collections continue to welcome unique and valuable resources, small acad...
Gifts and donations form an integral part of an academic library’s existence, whether monetary or ph...
Music librarians with shrinking acquisitions budgets, crowded shelves, and pressure to create more s...
In response to severe budget cuts, Library and Archives Canada introduced a strict acquisition polic...
Many librarians who manage special collections are grateful for the donations of items or collection...
This paper explores legal considerations for how libraries in Canada can lend digital copies of book...
Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)Non-Peer ReviewedAim In recent years, academic lib...
Digital materials are highly used resources in academic libraries and absorb a significant cost in t...
In the past, a member of the public could access an academic library’s collection simply by visiting...
The University of Alberta Library (UAL) holds one of the largest collections in Western Canada and r...
As academic librarians and archivists, we continually face the same problem: what to do with well-i...
This paper explores legal considerations for how libraries in Canada can lend digital copies of book...
This article is a written version of the presentation “Last Copies Initiative : Permanent Conservati...
During the past thirty years Canadian literature has developed at a remarkable rate, with the result...