ABSTRACT
SUMMARY. During the 1980s, many libraries chose to automate their acquisitions department for a variety of reasons. These reasons are noted and applied to a specific academic library’s attempts to optimize acquisitions work. The automation planning, implementation, and evaluation processes are examined, specifically as they relate to the implementation of the OCLC Online Acquisitions Subsystem. The resulting organizational changes are discussed, as well as workflow adjustments from preorder searching and ordering to receiving and fund accounting. The author points out certain advantages and disadvantages of the OCLC Acquisitions Subsystem, and explains how the system of choice addressed the objectives of automating acquisitions.
