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Author Gregory, Vicki L., 1950- author.

Title Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction / Vicki L. Gregory.

Publication Info. Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, [2019].
©2019

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Edition Second edition.
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary "Learn the basics of collection development and management with Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections. This second edition is a refreshment of a standard title in the field"-- Provided by publisher.
Gregory examines the processes that librarians need to use in evaluating, gathering, maintaining, and preserving materials. Each chapter covers multiple formats, but the overall processes used to select and evaluate those materials is essentially the same. Where appropriate, she details differences due to the type of library-- public, school media centers, and so forth. Gregory also examines legal issues, not just of copyright and licensing, but also of diversity, disability, and special needs issues -- adapted from preface.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The impact of new technologies on collection development and management -- Assessing user needs and marketing the collection to those users -- Collection development policies -- Selection sources and processes -- Acquisitions -- Budgeting and fiscal management -- Assessment and evaluation of the collection, including deselection (weeding) -- Cooperative collection development and resource-sharing -- Legal issues in collection development -- Professional ethics and intellectual freedom -- Preservation -- The future of collection development and management.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language Text in English.
Subject Collection management (Libraries)
Collection management (Libraries)
Collection management (Libraries) -- United States.
United States.
Collection development (Libraries)
Collection development (Libraries)
Collection development (Libraries) -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author American Library Association, issuing body.
Added Title Collection development and management for twenty-first century library collections
Other Form: Print version: Gregory, Vicki L., 1950- Collection development and management for 21st century library collections. Second edition. Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019 9780838917121 (DLC) 2018010395 (OCoLC)1033579686
ISBN 9780838917602 (electronic book)
0838917607 (electronic book)
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9780838917619 (electronic book)
9780838917121
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