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Department of Technical Services

Acquisitions and Collection Development Tools on the Net

• AcqWeb - Resources for Acquisitions and Collection Development
• AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers
• Conservation OnLine - Resources for conservation professionals
• Principles and Standards of Acquisitions Practice - by the ALCTS
• Universal Currency Converter
• Center for Research Libraries
• PubList.com - Directory of serials
   

Publishing News

• Bowker's BookWire - with links to Publisher's Weekly Online and Library Journal Digital
• Gale Group

 
Review Sources

• Rettig on Reference - by James Rettig; from H.W. Wilson (past issues)
• Dial-a-Book University Press Browser - tables of contents and first chapters of selected university press publications, searchable by title, subject and publisher
• Baker & Taylor reviews - monthly reviews of academic books
• Majors medical and science reviews
• Chicago Tribune Book Review
• LA Times Books Review
• Choice home page
• Video Librarian - Video reviews

 
Online Book & Media Sellers

• Powell's Books Online
• Amazon.com
• Barnes and Noble
• Bookfinder.com
• Advanced Book Exchange
• Bibliofind.com
• BiblioGraph: A Book Information Locator
• Bibliocity.com
• Antiqbook.com
• Iron Kettle Books
• Reel.com - Online video seller
• Video Distributors Database

 
Subject-specific Book & Media Catalogs

• Worldwide Books Art Catalog  - Exhibition catalogs and other books on art
• Schoenhof's Foreign Books
• CMG Books & Art - Books on the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the First Peoples of the Americas
• Dramatists Play Service
• Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
• Samuel French Theatre and Film Bookshops
• Baker's Plays
• Hard-to-Find Needlework Books - Books on all types of needle arts and crafts
• Quite Specific Media Group - Books on drama, costume, and fashion
• Stage and Screen - Book club for the performing arts
• Internet Theatre Bookshop - Offers online purchase of virtually
  every play currently published in the English language + 3000 out-of-print titles