Selecting foreign language books donated by Asia Foundation and Asian‐US Bridge Foundation
Abstract
Purpose
Many Chinese libraries have limited budget to buy foreign language books. The purpose of this paper is to introduce an available and cheaper suggestion for the budgets of small libraries' foreign language books acquisition.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper discusses the benefits of selecting donated books and takes some small libraries in China as examples to conduct the case study.
Findings
Advantages of selecting donated books include: quick arrival, lower cost, and a variety of title selections. Disadvantages are: no book list, long distance, unsatisfied selection.
Practical implications
Donated books in one's purchasing program can substantially expand the range and amount of materials that libraries are able to collect.
Originality/value
This paper will be useful to any library facing budget cuts as well as looking for ways to continually provide a wide variety of library materials.
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Citation
Wang, J. (2011), "Selecting foreign language books donated by Asia Foundation and Asian‐US Bridge Foundation", The Bottom Line, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 96-99. https://doi.org/10.1108/08880451111169115
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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