Acquisitions Department Staff
Christine Fagan, Collection Development/Acquisitions Librarian
PHONE: 401-254-3029
E-MAIL: cfagan@rwu.edu
FAX: 401-254-0818
Phyllis Poisson, Acquisitions Assistant
PHONE: 401-254-3045
E-MAIL: ppoisson@rwu.edu
FAX: 401-254-0818
Bookstores/Publishers Catalogs
- Amazon
- "Earth's biggest bookstore." 2.5 million titles. Search by author, title, subject, ISBN, publication date, etc.
- Barnes & Noble
- "The world's largest bookseller online." 8 million titles. Search by author, title, subject, ISBN, publication date, etc.
- The Association of American University Presses
- Over 75,000 book titles listed. Uses Library of Congress MARC records. Search by author, title, standard Library of Congress subject keywords, and boolean expressions--and, or, not (to search entire contents.)
- Publishers Catalogs Home Page
- Access to hundreds of publishers catalogs which provide book title information and annotations. Worldwide coverage. Organized by geographical location.
Copyright Information
Copyright Act of 1976 (as amended,1994)
Complete text of US Code Title 17 Copyright. " A service of the Legal Information Institute."
Converts 164 currencies using exchange rates updated daily. Includes retroactive exchange rates from 1990.
Publishing/Acquisitions Information Sources
- ACQWEB
- Includes news, verification tools and resources, directory of publishers and vendors, list of associations and organizations, etc.
- Bookweb American Booksellers Association
- Directory of over 4000 national and international independent bookstores. Also includes book events, bookselling statistics and book related web sites, etc.
- OCLC Collections and Technical Services Home Page
- Information about integrated collection management, cataloging, and authorities services.
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