Floating Collections

A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success

Wendy K. Bartlett

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2014
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781598847444
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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.

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