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Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909720
Addresses the art of controlling and updating your library's collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.
Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838990490
In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection.
Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838908535
Taking a fresh approach, this comprehensive guide outlines the step-by-step process of collection development and management. Expert librarian Peggy Johnson offers tips for organizing and staffing, conceiving policy and creating budgets, and developing, marketing and evaluating collections.
Author : Vicki L. Gregory
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838917121
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 : Association of Research Libraries. University Library Management Studies Office,Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher : Association of Research Libr
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015003966440
Author : Carol A. Singer
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838911532
Whether a library's reference collection is large or small, it needs constant attention. Singer's book offers information and insight on best practices for reference collection management, no matter the size, and shows why managing without a plan is a recipe for clutter and confusion. In this very practical guide, reference librarians will learn The importance of collection development policies, and how to effectively involve others in the decision-making process New insights into selecting reference materials, both print and electronic Strategies for collection maintenance, including the all-important issue of weeding This important new book will help librarians make better reference decisions, aligned to customer needs and expectations, especially significant with today's limited budgets.
Author : Sheila S. Intner,Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909539
"The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the past decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both underprepared and without guidance from their institutions"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Priscilla Caplan
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0838908470
Metadata is used to organize and access information in an effective way. This is a comprehensive description of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can use it. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined and applied to library functions.
Author : Wayne Disher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216067115
This indispensable resource provides tools for collection management in public libraries, featuring essential strategies for inventory assessment, market analysis, budgeting, marketing, and customer service. This book is a must-have for those just entering the field or professionals in need of a refresher in effective library operations. This professional volume covers all aspects of collection development and management in the public library, from gathering statistics to design a collection that meets community needs, to selecting materials, managing vendor relations, understanding the publishing industry, and handling complaints. Author Wayne Disher provides public librarians—especially those without the benefit of academic training—access to the tools to make them successful, and their collections beneficial to the public they serve. The second edition features two new chapters on digital curation and cooperative collection development. Additional updates include helpful information on infographics, more budgeting formulas, and a section on core collections, as well as content covering eBooks, electronic storage, and digital rights management. Chapters discuss subjects such as marketing the collection to patrons, book repair, and handling censorship issues when collections are challenged.
Author : Beth McNeil
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838915547
Author : Jane Pearlmutter,Paul Nelson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838910856
Finally, here’s a handbook that includes everything administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization functions.
Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838996164
The complex issues associated with developing and managing electronic collections deserve special treatment, and library collection authority Peggy Johnson rises to the challenge with a book sure to become a benchmark for excellence.
Author : Maggie Fieldhouse,Audrey Marshall
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856047463
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 : G. Edward Evans,Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598848649
Now thoroughly revised for today's 21st-century library environment, this title provides a complete update of the classic Developing Library and Information Center Collections—the standard text and authority on collection development for all types of libraries and library school students since 1979. The well-established gold standard for teaching collection development, this text provides current and thorough coverage to all of the processes and issues surrounding managing library collections. This latest edition continues to cover all aspects of collection development and management, including subjects such as needs assessment, policies, selection process theory and practice, protection, legal issues, censorship, and intellectual freedom. The book represents a total restructuring of the previous work, and reflects changes brought on by new technology and the up-and-down economy. Students and practitioners alike will benefit greatly from this up-to-date and essential text.
Author : Alana Verminski,Kelly Marie Blanchat
Publisher : Facet
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Electronic information resources
ISBN : 1783302305
Electronic resources management is a dynamic and ever-changing area of librarianship. This publication cuts through the complexity of the role and offers advice on methods, tools and workflows with emphasis on the interconnection between workflows and systems. It will prove invaluable, both as an introduction for those preparing to enter the field, as well as a ready reference for current practitioners.