Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections: An Introduction - Softcover

Gregory, Vicki L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838917127 ISBN 13: 9780838917121

Verlag: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Packed with discussion questions, activities, suggested additional references, selected readings, and many other features that speak directly to students and library professionals, Gregory's Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a comprehensive handbook that also shares myriad insightful ideas and approaches valuable to experienced practitioners. This new second edition brings an already stellar text fully up to date, presenting top-to-bottom coverage of

• the impact of new technologies and developments on the discipline, including discussion of e-books, open access, globalization, self-publishing, and other trends;
• needs assessment, policies, and selection sources and processes;
• budgeting and fiscal management;
• collection assessment and evaluation;
• weeding, with special attention paid to electronic materials;
• collaborative collection development and resource sharing;
• marketing and outreach;
• self-censorship as a component of intellectual freedom, professional ethics, and other legal issues;
• diversity and ADA issues;
• preservation; and
• the future of the field.

Additional features include updated vendor lists, samples of a needs assessment report, a collection development policy, an approval plan, and an electronic materials license.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Vicki L. Gregory has a M.L.S and an MA in History from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Communication, Information, and Library Studies from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is currently a professor in the School of Information at the University of South Florida where she currently teaches Collection Development, Digital Libraries and Library Administration. She was previously Head of Systems and Operations (which included collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, serials and computer technology) at Auburn University at Montgomery. She has written several books and numerous articles and conference presentations nationally and internationally. She has also served on the ALA RUSA Notable Books Council for several years.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Association of College & Research Libraries
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0838917127
• ISBN 13: 9780838917121
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande