
Floating Collections
A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success
- 152 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to Floating Collections
- CHAPTER ONE: The History of Floating Collections
- CHAPTER TWO: Deciding Whether or Not to Float the Collection
- CHAPTER THREE: Prediction and Preparation
- CHAPTER FOUR: Communication: Preparing the Staff
- CHAPTER FIVE: Preparing the Collection to Float
- CHAPTER SIX: Implementation and Postfloat Considerations
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Managing a Floating Collection in the Long Term
- EPILOGUE: Floating and the User Experience
- Appendix A: 10 Great Reasons to Float
- Appendix B: Partial List of Floating Libraries
- Appendix C: Floating Risk Evaluation
- Appendix D: Deciding to Float
- Appendix E: Chart for Prefloat Branch Visits
- Appendix F: Staff Communication
- Appendix G: Communication Timeline
- Appendix H: Sample 24-Door-to-Floor Cart Tag
- Bibliography
- Index