Selection Aids
1. Academic selection tools such as Choice and Library Journal
2. Subject journals (scan for reviews and advertisements)
3. Publishers' advertisements and catalogs
4. Book trade journals
5. Bibliographies and book lists
6. Approval plans
7. Vendor web sites
8. Internet resources
Commonly-used web resources per format:
General:
AcqWeb | http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu - selection tools, directories and resources
Amazon | http://www.amazon.com - on-line book (and other formats) vendor
Books:
Alibris | http://www.alibris.com
Book in Print | http://web4.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/session/ - information on over 1.9 million in and out of print book titles + thousands of full-text reviews
Bibliofind | http://www.bibliofind.com/ - mainly out-of-print titles
Databases:
EBSCO | http://www.epnet.com/
Gale Group | http://www.galegroup.com
ProQuest | http://www.il.proquest.com
Silver Platter | http://www.silverplatter.com
Media:
Films for the Arts and Humanities | http://www.films.com
Periodicals:
PubList | http://www.publist.com - database of 150,000 periodicals.
EBSCO | http://www.ebsco.com/ebsconet/
Selection Limits
Duplicates - limited to titles justified by continuous and heavy use or for archival reasons.
Retrospective materials - collect to the degree materials support and enhance the curriculum and instructional functions of the teaching faculty.