Audio recorders to zucchini seeds : building a library of things / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robison, Mark (Mark D.), editor.

Shedd, Lindley, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Nonbook materials.

Libraries.

Special libraries--Collection development.

Special libraries.

Libraries--United States--Case studies.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 271 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Contents:

Part I. History

A history of things collections : from specialized precursors to present-day diversity / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd

Part II. Things collections in public libraries

Measure twice, cut once : a long-lasting tool lending library in berkeley / Adam Broner

Book-a- bike : increasing access to physical activity with a library card / James Hill

The LibraryFarm / Jill Youngs

Seed libraries : lend a seed, grow a community / R. Tanner and Betsy Goodman

The real toy story : a toy lending collection / Sue Kirschner

Create, share, play : Sacramento's library of things / Michelle Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy Calhoun

Part III. Things collections in academic libraries

Technology and small college libraries : trying to be everything to everyone / Brian Burns

Providing hands-on teacher preparation : collecting and maintaining curriculum materials / Jennifer Harvey and Rochelle Krueger

Loaning technology and media production equipment / Shelly McCoy

Faculty/librarian collaboration in the age of media : building a collection of media services to support the integration of video production into the curriculum / Mitchell Shuldman

Going beyond books : lendable technology, interdisciplinary innovation, and the revitalization of an academic library / Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove

Building game collections in academic libraries : a case study at the University of North Texas / Diane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin Miller

Seeing and hearing the world in new ways : VCU's collection of scopes and other instruments / Eric D. M. Johnson

Part IV. Special libraries

Things collections, Alaska-style : furs, skulls, mounts / Celia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed Kazzimir

Part V. Best practices

Best practices: building your own library of things / Lindley Shedd and Mark Robison

Appendix a. general maintenance of hand and electric tools

Appendix b. book-a-bike lending agreement

Appendix c. book-a-bike parental or legal guardian consent

Appendix D. book-a-bike safety inspection checklist

Appendix E. seed return form

Appendix f. draft agreement for housing, maintenance, and circulation of collection of skulls, furs, and bird mounts

Appendix G. catalog information for furs, mounts, and skulls collection

Appendix H. furs, mounts, and skulls collection statement of responsibility.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781440850196

1440850194

OCLC:

952980837

Publisher Number:

99973120217