Collection Development Manual of the National Library of Medicine
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 84
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Vicki L. Gregory
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2019-07-03
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0838917127
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Packed with discussion questions, activities, suggested additional references, selected readings, and many other features that speak directly to students and library professionals, Gregory’s Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a comprehensive handbook that also shares myriad insightful ideas and approaches valuable to experienced practitioners. This new second edition brings an already stellar text fully up to date, presenting top-to-bottom coverage of the impact of new technologies and developments on the discipline, including discussion of e-books, open access, globalization, self-publishing, and other trends; needs assessment, policies, and selection sources and processes; budgeting and fiscal management; collection assessment and evaluation; weeding, with special attention paid to electronic materials; collaborative collection development and resource sharing; marketing and outreach; self-censorship as a component of intellectual freedom, professional ethics, and other legal issues; diversity and ADA issues; preservation; and the future of the field. Additional features include updated vendor lists, samples of a needs assessment report, a collection development policy, an approval plan, and an electronic materials license.
Author: Daniel C Mack
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-12-22
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1136796959
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Get the tools you need to build a collection development policy that will help your library run efficiently—today and in the future! Considering the amount and variety of topics being published, effectively organizing and guiding a library in today’s accelerated world is no easy task. Collection Development Policies: New Direct
Author: Maggie Fieldhouse
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Published: 2011-12-20
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1856047466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This topical edited collection is cross-sectoral and international in scope, drawing together the perspectives of practitioners and academics at the forefront of modern collection development. They explore how practitioners can take an active role influencing strategy in this new environment, draw on case studies that illustrate the key changes in context, and consider how collection development might evolve in the future. The collection is divided into four sections looking at the key themes: • The conceptual framework including a review of the literature • Trends in library supply such as outsourcing and managing suppliers • Trends in electronic resources including the open access movement and e-books • Making and keeping your collection effectively including engaging with the user-community and developing commercial skills. Readership: LIS students and all practitioners involved in collection development and management in academic, school, public, commercial and other special libraries.
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 108
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 16
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Publisher: Association of College & Research Libraries
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Gwinnett County Public Library
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780838980040
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Join author Tom Levinson on his spiritual journey as he engages folks in mosques, synagogues, chapels and coffee shops across America. He has meaningful conversations with the faithful while seeking get to the heart and relevance of religion in the United States. This book presents a conversational collage that is set against the backdrop of the author's deepening appreciation (both intellectually and spiritually) of his own Jewish roots.
Author: American Library Association. Collection Development Committee
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 90
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