Handbook on the International Exchange of Publications

Edited on the behalf of IFLA by Kirsti Ekonen, Päivi Paloposki, and Pentti Vattulainen.

International exchange of publications continues to be an important mode of collection building and its practises by almost all major libraries. Since publication of the previous edition of this handbook, drastic technological progress and very important changes in the political-economic sphere have taken place. The 5th edition addresses these changes in all three parts: Practices (sources of documents, organization and methods), history and current examples (e.g. international book exchange: has it any future in the electronic age?) and the directory (list of exchange centres, selected bibliography). 5th, completely new edition. 158 Seiten, gebunden (K. G. Saur Verlag 2006)