Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

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American Library Association, 2004 - Education - 342 pages
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 initia
 

Contents

Introduction to Collection Management and Development
1
Organization and Staffing
32
Policy Planning and Budgets
65
Developing Collections
101
Managing Collections
138
Marketing Liaison and Outreach Activities
172
Electronic Resources
199
Cooperative Collection Development and Management
235
Collection Analysis Evaluation and Assessment
268
SELECTION AIDS
299
GLOSSARY
307
INDEX
327
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