Collection Management Basics (Library and Information Science Text Series)
• Created under the guidance of an advisory board consisting of members who represented academic, public, and school librarianship, and who have all taught librarianship courses during their careers• Provides sidebars that recount experiences of the authors and the advisory board in collections management and provide real-life examples of the ideas in the text being applied• Represents a must-have book for library school students and others new to collection management responsibilities"The authors have attempted and succeeded in making the information as meaningful and current as possible. Because every aspect of collection management seems to have been adequately covered in this work, it is recommended as an up-to-date textbook for library and information science courses in both graduate and undergraduate programs as well as for training purposes within libraries."-ARBA