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Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gregory, Vicki L., 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Collection management (Libraries).
- Collection management (Libraries)--United States.
- Collection development (Libraries).
- Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Collection development and management for twenty-first century library collections
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- "Learn the basics of collection development and management with Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections. This second edition is a refreshment of a standard title in the field"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780838917121
- 0838917127
- OCLC:
- 1033579686
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