Acquisitions & collection development books

This book, first published in 1939, looks at the collecting, conserving and use of the materials of local history,...  Read More >>

This indispensable resource provides tools for collection management in public libraries, featuring essential strategies...  Read More >>

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An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library...  Read More >>

The first book dedicated to the fascinating nineteenth-century art collector and philanthropist Richard Wallace,...  Read More >>

Covering the latest in monsters and the macabre, horror expert Spratford's guide is ideal as both an introductory...  Read More >>

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

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Provides the busy librarian with expert collection development advice on the most highly recommended works of classic...  Read More >>

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By the turn of the 20th century, Paris was the capital of the art world. While this is usually understood to mean...  Read More >>

With the collapse of communism in Europe, stock revision was needed in libraries, but did it unfold in a ‘business...  Read More >>

This is the first study of Jacobean Scotland's largest library: the collection assembled over several generations...  Read More >>

"Other than classified publications, this technical monograph is perhaps the only text that addresses the topic...  Read More >>

In this book, first published in 1989, practicing librarians share their hands-on experience with implementing various...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1986, contains the invaluable and enlightening perspectives of an international roster...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 2002, gathers some of America's top subject expert librarians to determine the most...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1991, examines the actual costs of operating an acquisitions department. It discusses...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1995, describes how automation is changing the face of acquisitions as librarians...  Read More >>