Title: English and American literature : sources and strategies for collection development /
Authors: McPheron, William.
Publisher: American Library Association,
Year: 1987
Subjects: Libraries Special collections English literature; Libraries Special collections American literature; English literature Bibliography Methodology; American literature Bibliography Methodology.; Collection development (Libraries)
Abstract: "This outstanding volume on the art of selection contains sections on the basic disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and science and technology ... Especially useful are the complete bibliographic citations given for the tools as well as the evaluative comments on the contents of each publication and the publication's general usefulness ..."--Library Resources & Technical Services.
Contents: Collection development for English and American literature : an overview / Eric Carpenter -- Acquisitions / Craig S. Likness and Kathryn A. Soupiset -- Current selection : the role of serial bibliographies and review media / Stephen Lehmann -- Retrospective collection development / Richard Heinzkill -- Serials / Robert Hauptman -- Contemporary literature / Charles W. Brownson -- Textual studies and the selection of editions / Joseph Natoli -- Literature and nonprint media resources / Peter V. Deekle -- Building literary reference collections / Scott Stebelman -- Special collections / Michael T. Ryan.