Building Library Collections
Subtitle: 6th Ed.
Edition: 6th Edition edition
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Published: October 1, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780810817760
Subjects: Acquisitions & collection development; Collection Development And Management; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Reference; Library & Information Science; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science; Book selection; Collection development (Librar
Description: This sixth edition of the classic first produced by Carter and Bonk 25 years ago has been restructured and revised to reflect the major changes in collection development theory and practice in recent years, especially the increased emphasis on collection development. New topics include the growth of resource-sharing networks, the importance of nonbook formats, the greater complexity of censorship challenges, and the expansion of the library's potential informational role.