Crash course in collection development
By: Wayne Disher.
Series: Crash course
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781591585596
Subjects: Collection development (Libraries) -- United States; Small libraries -- Collection development -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Library collections; title: The library and its community; title: Collection assessment and evaluation; title: Collection development policies; title: Statistics for collection development; title: Managing collection budgets; title: Selecting library materials; title: Reviews and reviewing sources; title: Acquisitions; title: The publishing industry; title: Collection maintenance; title: Mending and preserving; title: Collection promotion and merchandising; title: Handling complaints about the collection; title: Conclusion.