Gregory, Vicki L.,  1950- <br/><br/>
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.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781555706517 (alk. paper) 1555706517 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011009274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Collection management (Libraries)<br/>Collection management (Libraries)--United States.<br/>Collection development (Libraries)<br/>Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z687  / .G68 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>025.2/1