Fundamentals of collection development and management, second edition

In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development, including suggestions for further reading and a narrative case st...

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Published inALA Editions
Main Author Johnson, Peggy
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published American Library Association 2009
ALA Editions
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Administrative Policy
Budgets
Case Studies
Collection development (Libraries)
Contracts
Evaluation Methods
Library Administration
Library Development
Library Materials
Library Personnel
Library Policy
Library Services
Planning
Resources
Selection Tools
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Summary:In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development, including suggestions for further reading and a narrative case study exploring the issue. Johnson also integrates electronic resources throughout the topics of organization and staffing; policymaking and budgeting; and, purchasing and wedding.Johnson offers a comprehensive tour of this essential discipline and situates the fundamental ideas of collection development and management in historical and theoretical perspective, bringing this modern classic fully up to date.
ISBN:0838998135
0838909728
9780838998137
9780838909720