Making a Collection Count - A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management

"Making a Collection Count, A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management, Third Edition is unique in its focus on collection quality, including topics on making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collection use. Beyond collection development, this title looks at the entire lifecycle of the collection and those with responsibilities at each step" --

Sommario

1. Collection Statements and Policies
2. Life Cycle of a Collection
3. Collection Metrics
4. Physical inventory
5. Statistics
6. Weeding
7. Collection Organization
8. Collection Budgets
9. Everything is Connected
Appendix
A. Public Library Collection Management Policy
B. Academic Library Collection Management Policy

Info autore

Holly Hibner received an MLIS from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1999. She is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Plymouth District Library in Plymouth, Michigan.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Holly Hibner, Holly (Adult Services Coordinator Hibner, Hibner Holly, Mary Kelly, Mary (Adult Services Librarian Kelly
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9780443153655
• ISBN: 978-0-443-15365-5
• Pagine: 180
• Serie: Chandos Information Professional Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Commercio librario, biblioteconomia; Library & information services, Library, archive and information management, Library & Information Sciences, Library, Archive & Information Management