Collection Development and Collection Evaluation: A Sourcebook

Gabriel, Michael R.

ISBN 10: 0810828774 / ISBN 13: 9780810828773

Verlag: Scarecrow Press, 1995

Beschreibung

Condition : Good. Ex-university library copy with associated library stamps etc. Hard cover, no jacket. 421pp. No highlighting or annotations to text. Shelf wear. Bottom edge frayed.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 942564

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Collection Development and Collection Evaluation: A Sourcebook
• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0810828774
• ISBN-13: 9780810828773
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Ideal for collection managers at any level, as well as for students, this selective guide to the literature contains approximately 2,000 citations to books, periodical articles, theses, and scholarly papers in English. Of value not only for its theoretical insights but also for its practical advice, the core literature shows a progression of ideas from managing collections in Guy R. Lyle's day through analyses of present day evaluation techniques and predictions about future technological advances. Arrangement of entries is alphabetical by author, with a comprehensive subject index, examples of collection development policies, ALA and other standards, and a glossary.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael R. Gabriel is Associate Professor at the library of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. In addition to many articles and professional papers regarding collection development, he has published monographs on microforms and on the use of new technologies in libraries.