Collection development and management for 21st century library collections :
Gregory, Vicki L., 1950-
Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2011. - xvii, 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9781555706517 (alk. paper) 1555706517 (alk. paper)
2011009274
Collection management (Libraries)
Collection management (Libraries)--United States.
Collection development (Libraries)
Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
Z687 / .G68 2011
025.2/1
Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2011. - xvii, 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9781555706517 (alk. paper) 1555706517 (alk. paper)
2011009274
Collection management (Libraries)
Collection management (Libraries)--United States.
Collection development (Libraries)
Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
Z687 / .G68 2011
025.2/1