Floating Collections
eBook - PDF

Floating Collections

A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Floating Collections

A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success

About this book

This easy-to-use, comprehensive guide shows how to establish a floating collection in any library—regardless of type or size. Despite its increasing popularity, there are few published works about floating and floating collections. Virtually no one has addressed critical long-term issues like core collections, material selection, and weeding after floating has taken place. Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success makes all of this urgently needed information available in one place. This unique guidebook defines "floating, " explains the pros and cons, explores the impact of floating collections on collection work, and enables readers to establish a floating collection in any library. Not only does this book help librarians to decide rationally if, how, and when to float, it also outlines a how-to process for maximum success based on the real-world experience of many systems and identifies ways to maximize the advantages of a floating collection. In addition, the author addresses common collection concerns and outlines workable solutions for problematic issues that can arise.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction to Floating Collections
  5. CHAPTER ONE: The History of Floating Collections
  6. CHAPTER TWO: Deciding Whether or Not to Float the Collection
  7. CHAPTER THREE: Prediction and Preparation
  8. CHAPTER FOUR: Communication: Preparing the Staff
  9. CHAPTER FIVE: Preparing the Collection to Float
  10. CHAPTER SIX: Implementation and Postfloat Considerations
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN: Managing a Floating Collection in the Long Term
  12. EPILOGUE: Floating and the User Experience
  13. Appendix A: 10 Great Reasons to Float
  14. Appendix B: Partial List of Floating Libraries
  15. Appendix C: Floating Risk Evaluation
  16. Appendix D: Deciding to Float
  17. Appendix E: Chart for Prefloat Branch Visits
  18. Appendix F: Staff Communication
  19. Appendix G: Communication Timeline
  20. Appendix H: Sample 24-Door-to-Floor Cart Tag
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index