Book Selection
An Introduction to Principles and Practice
5th Edition
Published on 28. May 1991
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-85157-464-6 (ISBN)
Description
This work concentrates on the core areas of book evaluation, stock revision, and the weeding and withdrawal of stock. It also covers background factors of policy formulation, budgeting, management and user studies with sections on special materials such as periodicals.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Facet Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 147 mm
Width: 224 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85157-464-6 (9780851574646)
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Content
Part 1 Fundamentals: definitions; the need for effective book provision; policy; budgeting; users; book evaluation; bibliographies; selecting new books; stock revision; stock logistics; weeding. Part 2 Background: management; interlending; the book trade; standards. Part 3 Special materials: periodicals; foreign language materials; paperbacks; fiction; biography; audiovisual materials; databases.