Overview

Selecting Materials for Library Collections is a step-by-step guide through the process of planning, building and maintaining a quality library collection. This timely book addresses the interests and concerns of academic and public libraries with expert advice on budgeting, policy making and planning. The title also explores the role of specialist libraries and the particular concerns of librarians who are attempting to provide a comprehensive selection of materials available under budgetary pressures. The book examines print, non-print and Internet selection resources, including the OCLC WorldCat Database and ACQNET-L. It also looks at approval plans, the New Thought movement, international core title acquisition, selection techniques for a variety of speciality libraries and more! Selecting Materials for Library Collections should help keep any collection relevant and up-to date.

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Author:   Linda S Katz ,  Audrey Fenner
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780789015211

ISBN 10:   0789015218
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   02 July 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Dilemmas in Balancing a University Literature Collection (David Isaacson) Selection of Music Materials (Stephen Luttmann) Selecting and Acquiring Art Materials in the Academic Library: Meeting the Needs of the Studio Artist (Elizabeth A. Lorenzen) Native American Resources: A Model for Collection Development (Rhonda Harris Taylor and Lotsee Patterson) Selecting and Acquiring Library Materials for Chinese Studies in Academic Libraries (Karen T. Wei) Routes to Roots: Acquiring Genealogical and Local History Materials in a Large Canadian Public Library (Arthur G. W. McClelland) Building a Dental Sciences Collection in a General Academic Library (Eva Stowers and Gillian Galbraith) Nursing: Tools for the Selection of Library Resources (Janet W. Owens) Acquisitions for Academic Medical and Health Sciences Librarians (Susan Suess) Collection Development in Public Health: A Guide to Selection Tools (Lisa C. Wallis) Selection in Exercise, Sport and Leisure (Mary Beth Allen) Collection Development in a Maritime College Library (Jane Brodsky Fitzpatrick) Collecting the Dismal Science: A Selective Guide to Economics Information Sources (Deborah Lee) Collection Development Challenges for the 21st Century Academic Librarian (Susan Herzog) Crossing Boundaries: Selecting for Research, Professional Development and Consumer Education in an Interdisciplinary Field, the Case of Mental Health (Patricia Pettijohn) Retrospective Collection Development: Selecting a Core Collection for Research in New Thought (John T. Fenner and Audrey Fenner) Stop the Technology, I Want to Get Off: Tips and Tricks for Media Selection and Acquisition (Mary S. Laskowski) The Approval Plan: Selection Aid, Selection Substitute (Audrey Fenner) Index Reference Notes Included

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