If the heart of the library is its collection, this textbook provides the keys to the heart of your library. Alongside standards of basic principles and processes, you'll find practical guidance on everything from acquisitions to preservation.
Managing collections in today's libraries is more complicated and challenging than ever. Electronic formats, new options for collaboration and sharing, and the drive to use data for evaluation purposes are just a few of the changes now driving collection management.
This updated edition of a classic text addresses changes in the field and provides a thorough overview of what collection development specialists now need to know to effectively and efficiently manage processes that range from selection and assessment to sharing resources, handling challenges, weeding, and preservation. Readers will find increased coverage of technical services, intellectual freedom and censorship, and collection policy development, as well as budget development and tracking, joint purchasing, and negotiating with vendors. Updates on e-resources, user needs assessment (including data visualization), and disaster management, along with suggestions for further reading, are also included.
Engagingly written and easy to understand, this is a valuable text for students preparing for careers in public, academic, school, and special libraries. It will additionally serve as a training resource and professional refresher for practitioners.
If the heart of the library is its collection, this textbook provides the keys to the heart of your library. Alongside standards of basic principles and processes, you'll find practical guidance on everything from acquisitions to preservation.
Recenzijos
Whether you are a new librarian or an experienced one starting over with a new collection, this latest edition remains a foundational tool. * American Libraries (of the seventh edition) * The newest edition of this essential work provides critical updates on collection management practices for public, academic, and special libraries with expanded sections on needs assessment, intellectual freedom, vendor services, and collection analysis. This book is a must-have for MLIS programs and selectors working in all types of libraries. * Belinda Boon, Professor, Kent State University School of Information, USA *
Daugiau informacijos
This eighth edition offers students and working professionals the tools to manage the complex process of creating appropriate collections of resources for all types of libraries.
Preface
1 Introduction
What Is Collection Management?
Access to Information
New Trends, Issues, and Approaches
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
2 Intellectual Freedom and Ethics
Libraries, the First Amendment, and Intellectual Freedom
Ethics, Personal Beliefs, Biases, and Collection Management
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Collection Management
Access Filtering
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
3 Collection Management
Components of Collection Management
Trends in Collection Management
Taking on Collection Management Responsibilities
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
4 Collection Management Policies
What Is a Collection Management Policy?
Does a Library Need a Collection Management Policy?
Creating a Policy and the Stages of the Policy Development Process
Getting the Policy Approved
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
5 Assessing User Needs
Defining Needs
The Value of User Studies
Getting Started
Listening to Your Users: Collecting Primary Data
Information About Your Users: Collecting Secondary Data
Communicating Value
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
6 Selecting Materials
Resources to Consult
What is in the Collection/What is Lacking
Language
Quality
Cost Issues
Variations in Selection by Library Type
Quality or Demand
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
7 Acquisitions
Acquiring Materials
Vendor Selection
Fiscal Management
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
8 Assessing Collections and the Library
Collection Assessment Methodologies
Deselection: Weeding
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
9 Cooperation, Collaboration, and Consortia Issues
Background
Reasons for Engaging in Joint Ventures
Collaboration on the Personal Level
Making Collaborative Projects Work
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
10 Print and Media
Producers of Collection Resources
Types of Producers
Media Formats
Nontraditional Formats: Library of Things
Format Selection Considerations
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
11 Serials
Types of Serials and Their Characteristics
Print Serials
Electronic Serials
Selection and Management of Serials
E-Resource Management
Financial Aspects and Pricing Models
Trends and Developments
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
12 E-Resources and Their Management
Differences Between Traditional and E-Resources
Management of E-Resources
E-Formats
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
13 Preservation Issues
Preserving the Investment in the Collection
Disaster Preparedness
Digital Preservation
Conservation
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
14 Legal Issues and Collection Management
Copyright Laws and Collection Management
Gifts and the Internal Revenue Service
Accessibility and Collection Management
Privacy
Points to Keep in Mind
Notes
Index
Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro, MLS, is Director of Collection Development Strategies at the University of Maryland Libraries (UMD), USA.
John Novak, MLIS, serves as Associate Dean for Technical Services and Budget at Fairfield University, USA.
G. Edward Evans, PhD, is a retired award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar.
