The Role of Sound Recordings in Library Collections [microform] / Forrest Alter.

This discussion of the role of sound recordings--phonodiscs, tape cassettes and cartridges--in public and university libraries provides a brief review of types of collections and criteria for choosing materials, the variety of uses patrons may make of such collections, selection tools and patron inp...

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Main Author: Alter, Forrest
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979.
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Summary:This discussion of the role of sound recordings--phonodiscs, tape cassettes and cartridges--in public and university libraries provides a brief review of types of collections and criteria for choosing materials, the variety of uses patrons may make of such collections, selection tools and patron input for collection building, in-house listening facilities and circulation problems, organization and care of the collection, and patron access to the collection. (JEG)
Item Description:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutes (45th, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 27-September 1, 1979).
ERIC Document Number: ED185986.
Physical Description:8 pages
Reproduction Note:Microfiche.
Action Note:committed to retain