Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

Description:

In this updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development, including suggestions for further reading and a narrative case study exploring the issue. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book." Johnson offers a comprehensive tour of this essential discipline and situates the fundamental ideas of collection development and management in historical and theoretical perspective, bringing this modern classic fully up to date.

subjects: Collection development (Libraries),  Collection management (Libraries),  LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES,  Collectievorming,  Bibliotheken,  Library & Information Science,  Collection Development,  Développement des collections (Bibliothèques),  Gestion des collections (Bibliothèques),  Bestandsaufbau,  Bibliothek,  Library Collection Development,  Bestandsvermittlung,  Libraries,  Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library,  University of South Alabama

Places: United States