Developing Library and Information Center CollectionsEvans's third edition reflects the impact of technology on all phases of collection development. While retaining the structure of previous editions, it incorporates new information and reading lists into each chapter. In addition, there is a new chapter that focuses solely on electronic materials. Emphasizing collection development in general rather than the process in any particular institutional setting, the author provides a thorough discussion of information needs assessment, policies of collection development, and the selection process itself. He considers acquisitions, the major online bibliographic services, publishers and publishing, distributors and vendors, weeding, and the hows and whys of cooperative collection development and resource sharing. Copyright, intellectual freedom, and censorship; serials; government documents; fiscal management; automation; and preservation are some of the other topics discussed. |
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G. Edward Evans. Public Libraries Diversity is the primary characteristic of public libraries ' selection practices ( arising from the heterogeneous nature of the communities they serve ) . Communities of a few hundred people , with a ...
... public libraries use selection committees . Such committees , especially if there a representative from each service location , reduce the problem of order coordination . In large systems with dozens of branches and mobile service ...
Contents
INFORMATION AGEINFORMATION SOCIETY | 1 |
Concepts and Terms | 8 |
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 10 |
Copyright | |
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