Edward A. Goedeken

The Past, Present, and Future of Demand-Driven Acquisitions in Academic Libraries

Demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) programs have become a well-established approach toward integrating user involvement in the process of building academic library collections. However, these programs are in a constant state of evolution. A recent iteration in this evolution of ebook availability is the advent of large ebook collections whose contents libraries can lease, but not own only if they choose to do so. This study includes an investigation of patron usage and librarian ebook selection by comparing call number data generated by usage of three entities: (1) an ebrary PDA; (2) Academic Complete, which is a leased collection of ebooks; and (3) subject librarian selections based on the YPB approval plan at Iowa State University. The context is provided through a description of the development and evolution of demand driven acquisitions programs with an analysis of where libraries have been and where they are going with enhancing the collection development in academic libraries.

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 3rd ed

With this third edition, Peggy Johnson continues to update what must now be considered the essential textbook for collection development and management. Each edition gets a little bit larger than the last one, with the current version coming in at over 500 pages. Johnson, who recently retired from years of service at the University of Minnesota Libraries and now teaches in the MLIS program at St. Catherine University, has a lot of territory to cover, and she does her task very well. All the basic aspects of building collections fall within her purview with the initial chapters focused on organization and staffing collection development departments, followed by thorough treatments of budgeting and creating policies and planning documents. Additional chapters provide basic information on the activities surrounding the building of library collections of all sizes, including a skillful discussion of managing those same collections. For many selectors, the task of weeding and assessment of collections is not nearly as exciting as purchasing new titles. Yet, the task of collection maintenance is essential for any library to remain vibrant and useful to its patrons. Johnson devotes a good amount of attention to marketing and liaison activities, which is often an underappreciated component of any collection development program. Learning about the changing information needs of any library’s constituency is exceedingly important for making a library relevant to the community it serves. How the collection is used frames the content for an entire chapter on collection analysis. Johnson concludes her new edition with

Metadisciplinarity, Belles Lettres, and André Malraux

Abstract A theoretical and conceptual mapping of the contours of knowledge emerges through a bibliometric approach using the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Focusing on André Malraux and his writings, one can discern how bibliometrics can effectively explore the subtle characteristics of disciplinary knowledge, and how their permutations reflect the evolution of knowledge along a metadisciplinary continuum. Evidence indicates that Malrauxs non-disciplinary, i.e., belles-lettres, writing has influenced theoretical thinking in a number of disciplines. Malrauxs intellectual and cultural influence can be effectively pursued through referential analysis. This theoretical approach provides a viable conceptual model of intellectual mutation, influence, and bibliometric veracity. This studys results show that this methodology could be applied effectively in other areas of intellectual history and cultural studies.

An index to publisher quality revisited: A partial replication

Abstract A replication of the Calhoun/Bracken 1983 study of publishers listed in Choices annual Outstanding Academic Books was conducted. Data were gathered for the years 1988–1992 and compared with the results of the Calhoun/Bracken analysis. The results show that several of the commercial and university publishers that had been prominent in 1983 had been replaced by new presses. During the decade between studies, university publishers have showed marked growth as a percentage of the top 60 presses identified in the two studies. Collection development librarians need to be aware of the fluctuations in publisher output and reputations over time in the Outstanding Academic Book lists.

Identifying the Intellectual Contours of a Historical Specialty: Geographical, Temporal, and Subject Emphases of the Journal of the History of Ideas

ABSTRACT The Journal of the History of Ideas was analyzed using the descriptors and subject headings for the articles as indexed in Historical Abstracts. A bibliometric approach was used to investigate the evolution and intellectual core of the history of ideas as they revealed disciplinary orientations characteristic of a specialized, yet highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, historical subfield. Unlike other areas of historical research, intellectual history is both extremely fluid and dynamic, often incorporating aspects of other fields and melding them into new syntheses and disciplinary configurations.

The Literature of American Library History, 2010–2011

Historians of American libraries and librarianship might hesitate to consult the wisdom of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as a guide for conducting research. However, the aforementioned quote does provide a useful context for this essay because historical investigations must go beyond what we already know. Research has to delve into the past to recapture the “unknown unknowns” that await our curious probing of dusty documents and forgotten files and help us make better sense of all that has gone before and serves as prologue for the present. This examination seeks to identify, summarize, and emphasize, where appropriate, those writings that appeared during 2008 and 2009 to assist us all in better understanding our shared library past. Disciplines Library and Information Science Comments This article is from Libraries & the Cultural Record, 46, no. 4 (2011): 412–441, doi: 10.1353/lac.2011.0021. This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Libraries & the Cultural Record following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available through the University of Texas Press. This article is available at Iowa State University Digital Repository: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/libcat_pubs/14 The Literature of American Library History, 2008-2009

Doctoral Dissertations in Military History

912 ★ THIS is the thirty-first supplement to Doctoral Dissertations in Military Affairs: A Bibliography (Manhattan: Kansas State University Library, 1972). Information on dissertations published in the United Kingdom is based on: (1) Historical Research for University Degrees in the United Kingdom, published each May by the University of London Institute of Historical Research; or (2) the quarterly Index to Theses, which is listed as ITT, vol. # (issue #), year. The compilers would appreciate information regarding omissions and dissertations completed outside the United States. Write: Edward A. Goedeken, Parks Library, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011. Listings below include the order number of the dissertation (which may be purchased from University Microfilms International, Dissertation Copies, P. O. Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106) and the issue of Dissertation Abstracts International in which the abstract appeared. If no DAI issue is given, the dissertation is from a university that does not cooperate with DAI. For dissertations with no order number (n.o.n.), researchers should contact the university directly. For universities located in Canada, microfiche copies of dissertations are available from the National Library, Ottawa, Canada. In addition, the Center for Research Libraries holds a collection of foreign doctoral dissertations, which can be used through interlibrary loan. Write: Director, The Center for Research Libraries, 5721 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. The subject field for entries is history unless it is spelled out or indicated by one of the following abbreviations:

History with an Impact: The Most Cited Articles in the Journal of Library History and Its Successors over the Past Fifty Years

The Journal of Library History established itself in 1966 as a leading venue for publishing scholarship addressing libraries and librarianship. In recognition of the journal’s 50th anniversary, this study uses data derived from Google Scholar to identify the articles in JLH and its successors that have been cited most often. Additionally, this essay reveals the journal has contained scholarship that cites library history both inside and outside the discipline of library and information science.

The Literature of American Library History, 2012–2013

It has been nearly fifty years since the first issue of the Journal of Library History rolled off the press at Florida State University. The journal’s inaugural issue appeared in January 1966, and within two years Michael Harris had crafted the first review of historical writings in “The Year’s Work in American Library History, 1967.”1 This essay, therefore, follows a hallowed tradition of nearly a half century whereby the writings on American library history are surveyed and commented upon.2 Each time the survey is published, I am surprised that despite the relatively small space historical scholarship occupies on the library and information science stage, a remarkable number of books and articles are consistently generated dealing with the broad expanse of topics that concern our discipline. Easily over 150 items appeared over the past two years that deserve attention within the pages that follow. I have maintained the traditional subject rubrics, although this time I added a category called the “History of Information,” which reflects the burgeoning literature devoted to that rather amorphous and still developing aspect of our historical pantheon.

Information Governance and Assurance: Reducing Risk, Promoting Policy

offered here beyond the abridged version of Buckland’s original work. The planning of future libraries discussed here is for spaces, services, and funding. One of the key principles examined is “the participatory library.” How much control of library planning should be in the hands of the library stakeholder and how much should be with the librarian? Dave Harmeyer’s article employs the communication model of “radical trust” and envisions two wildly different possible futures for two fictional libraries, one public and one academic. These scenarios offer very detailed descriptions of these 2025 libraries but leave the reader bewildered. Two articles on redesigning library spaces present ideas on new services for redesigned spaces. Another article describes a “library”without boundaries. Another strong theme of these essays is that change will be a constant for libraries in 2025. To pay for this anticipated innovation, a new model of library funding is envisioned as well as a future vision of library science education. The concept of this book is ambitious, but it frequently falls short. The innovative ideas are mostly vaguely described despite a fairly modest timespan of 10 years looking forward. Throughout the articles, the authors show a tendency for communication theory jargon. The scenarios are sometimes elaborately described but inadequately analyzed.