Selecting Materials for Library Collections
1st Edition
Published on 6. December 2012
286 pages
978-1-136-39895-7 (ISBN)
Description
Strategies and tools to help you plan, build, and maintain your library collection!
Selecting Materials for Library Collections takes you step-by-step through the process of planning, building, and maintaining a quality library collection. This up-to-date guide addresses the interests and concerns of academic and public libraries with expert advice on budgets, policies, and planning. The book examines print, non-print, and Internet selection resources, including the OCLC WorldCat Database and ACQNET-L. You'll find valuable information you can apply right away to help you keep any collection relevant and up-to-date!
Selecting Materials for Library Collections provides the tools you need to keep your library collection current. Seasoned experts share their thoughts on how to analyze your users' expectations and then provide them with the materials they need. The contributors also examine the selection aids that they use in their own acquisitions work and then look at how to achieve a balanced collection that efficiently serves their clients' needs. Supplementary reading lists and extensive bibliographies provide you with additional resources.
Selecting Materials for Library Collections presents the latest information on:
using print, non-print, and Internet selection resources such as OCLC WorldCat database and ACQNET-L
initial collection assessment and decision making
collection tool evaluations
acquiring international core titles
the New Thought movement
approval plansset-up, maintenance, and evaluation
the newest technology for media selection
specialized library collections in music, art, business, economics, health, sports, leisure, and more
Selecting Materials for Library Collections takes you step-by-step through the process of planning, building, and maintaining a quality library collection. This up-to-date guide addresses the interests and concerns of academic and public libraries with expert advice on budgets, policies, and planning. The book examines print, non-print, and Internet selection resources, including the OCLC WorldCat Database and ACQNET-L. You'll find valuable information you can apply right away to help you keep any collection relevant and up-to-date!
Selecting Materials for Library Collections provides the tools you need to keep your library collection current. Seasoned experts share their thoughts on how to analyze your users' expectations and then provide them with the materials they need. The contributors also examine the selection aids that they use in their own acquisitions work and then look at how to achieve a balanced collection that efficiently serves their clients' needs. Supplementary reading lists and extensive bibliographies provide you with additional resources.
Selecting Materials for Library Collections presents the latest information on:
using print, non-print, and Internet selection resources such as OCLC WorldCat database and ACQNET-L
initial collection assessment and decision making
collection tool evaluations
acquiring international core titles
the New Thought movement
approval plansset-up, maintenance, and evaluation
the newest technology for media selection
specialized library collections in music, art, business, economics, health, sports, leisure, and more
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,30 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-39895-7 (9781136398957)
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Content
Preface
Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection (David Isaacson)
Selection of Music Materials (Stephen Luttmann)
Selecting and Acquiring Art Materials in the Academic Library: Meeting the Needs of the Studio Artist (Elizabeth A. Lorenzen)
Native American Resources: A Model for Collection Development (Rhonda Harris Taylor and Lotsee Patterson)
Selecting and Acquiring Library Materials for Chinese Studies in Academic Libraries (Karen T. Wei)
Routes to Roots: Acquiring Genealogical and Local History Materials in a Large Canadian Public Library (Arthur G. W. McClelland)
Building a Dental Sciences Collection in a General Academic Library (Eva Stowers and Gillian Galbraith)
Nursing: Tools for the Selection of Library Resources (Janet W. Owens)
Acquisitions for Academic Medical and Health Sciences Librarians (Susan Suess)
Collection Development in Public Health: A Guide to Selection Tools (Lisa C. Wallis)
Selection in Exercise, Sport and Leisure (Mary Beth Allen)
Collection Development in a Maritime College Library (Jane Brodsky Fitzpatrick)
Collecting the Dismal Science: A Selective Guide to Economics Information Sources (Deborah Lee)
Collection Development Challenges for the 21st Century Academic Librarian (Susan Herzog)
Crossing Boundaries: Selecting for Research, Professional Development and Consumer Education in an Interdisciplinary Field, the Case of Mental Health (Patricia Pettijohn)
Retrospective Collection Development: Selecting a Core Collection for Research in New Thought (John T. Fenner and Audrey Fenner)
Stop the Technology, I Want to Get Off: Tips and Tricks for Media Selection and Acquisition (Mary S. Laskowski)
The Approval Plan: Selection Aid, Selection Substitute (Audrey Fenner)
Index
Reference Notes Included
Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection (David Isaacson)
Selection of Music Materials (Stephen Luttmann)
Selecting and Acquiring Art Materials in the Academic Library: Meeting the Needs of the Studio Artist (Elizabeth A. Lorenzen)
Native American Resources: A Model for Collection Development (Rhonda Harris Taylor and Lotsee Patterson)
Selecting and Acquiring Library Materials for Chinese Studies in Academic Libraries (Karen T. Wei)
Routes to Roots: Acquiring Genealogical and Local History Materials in a Large Canadian Public Library (Arthur G. W. McClelland)
Building a Dental Sciences Collection in a General Academic Library (Eva Stowers and Gillian Galbraith)
Nursing: Tools for the Selection of Library Resources (Janet W. Owens)
Acquisitions for Academic Medical and Health Sciences Librarians (Susan Suess)
Collection Development in Public Health: A Guide to Selection Tools (Lisa C. Wallis)
Selection in Exercise, Sport and Leisure (Mary Beth Allen)
Collection Development in a Maritime College Library (Jane Brodsky Fitzpatrick)
Collecting the Dismal Science: A Selective Guide to Economics Information Sources (Deborah Lee)
Collection Development Challenges for the 21st Century Academic Librarian (Susan Herzog)
Crossing Boundaries: Selecting for Research, Professional Development and Consumer Education in an Interdisciplinary Field, the Case of Mental Health (Patricia Pettijohn)
Retrospective Collection Development: Selecting a Core Collection for Research in New Thought (John T. Fenner and Audrey Fenner)
Stop the Technology, I Want to Get Off: Tips and Tricks for Media Selection and Acquisition (Mary S. Laskowski)
The Approval Plan: Selection Aid, Selection Substitute (Audrey Fenner)
Index
Reference Notes Included
