Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
By: Peggy Johnson.
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Collection development (Libraries); Collection management (Libraries); Collection development (Libraries) -- United States; Collection management (Libraries) -- United States
Other titles: Fundamentals of collection development and management
Description: Johnson, a librarian at the U. of Minnesota and editor of Technicalities; Information Forum for the Library Services Practitioner, has written a lucid text on the basic concepts of this broad subject. Theoretical concepts are included but not stressed as heavily as information and skills. An initial chapter provides the history of collection management and development and gives a succinct overview of the field. Subsequent chapters describe topics that include organization and staffing, budgets and planning, marketing, electronic resources, and cooperative collection development and management. A case study and exercise, as well as list of selected readings conclude each chapter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to collection management and development; title: Organization and staffing; title: Policy, planning, and budgets; title: Developing collections; title: Managing collections; title: Marketing, liaison, and outreach activities; title: Electronic resources; title: Cooperative collection development and management; title: Collection analysis : evaluation and assessment.