This eighth edition offers students and working professionals the tools to manage the complex process of creating appropriate collections of resources for all types of libraries.
Managing collections in today's environment is a challenging process. This eighth edition of the classic text on collection management covers all aspects of the management cycle from selection through deselection and preservation. The text also includes discussions of intellectual freedom, legal issues in collection development, and collaborative collection development. Timely topics such as diversity, open access, AI, digital preservation, local history, creation spaces, and "libraries of things" bring this comprehensive overview up to date. Engagingly written and easy to understand, chapters rely on feedback from experts working in the field and include many sidebars with practical examples and resources. Designed primarily for students in LIS programs, the text is also a valuable resource for all library workers responsible for collection management.
- 433 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Collection Management Basics
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Intellectual Freedom and Ethics
- 3 Collection Management
- 4 Collection Management Policies
- 5 Assessing User Needs
- 6 Selecting Materials
- 7 Acquisitions
- 8 Assessing Collections and the Library
- 9 Collaboration, Cooperation, and Consortia Issues
- 10 Print and Media
- 11 Serials
- 12 E-Resources and Their Management
- 13 Preservation Issues
- 14 Legal Issues and Collection Management
- Index
- About the Authors
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