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Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory.

Gregory, Vicki L., 1950- (Author).

Summary:

This book/CD-ROM for librarians and LIS students gives guidance on developing and managing multiformat library collections. Rather than specific formats, the book is organized around the processes that librarians need to use in evaluating, licensing, gathering, managing, and preserving both physical and virtual collections. Each conceptual chapter covers multiple formats. Some topics are open access and Web 2.0, sources for reviews and selection criteria, budgeting and fiscal management of collection development, and cooperative collection development. Legal issues, ethics and intellectual freedom, and preservation of print and electronic materials are also covered. The CD-ROM contains collection development policies from university, college, community college, public, school, and special libraries. It also includes an Excel spreadsheet listing 360 major publishers, book distributors, and book wholesalers, offering company descriptions, contact info, and websites. Gregory teaches library and information science at the University of South Florida. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Record details

ISBN: 9781555706517 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1555706517 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xvii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Publisher: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.