| Description |
xvii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The impact of new technologies on collection development and management -- Assessing user needs and marketing the collection to those users -- Collection development policies -- Selection sources and processes -- Acquisitions -- Budgeting and fiscal management -- Assessment and evaluation of the collection, including deselection (weeding) -- Cooperative collection development and resource sharing -- Legal issues in collection development -- Professional ethics and intellectual freedom -- Preservation -- The future of collection development and management. |
| Summary |
Covering virtually every aspect of its subject, Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a soup-to-nuts guide perfect for students and beginning librarians, yet full of sage advice and new ideas for experienced practitioners. |
| Subject |
Collection management (Libraries)
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Collection management (Libraries) -- United States.
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Collection development (Libraries)
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Collection development (Libraries) -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781555706517 alkaline paper |
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1555706517 alkaline paper |
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