Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

In this sweeping revision of a text that has become an authoritative standared, expert instructor and librarian...
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SKU: 9780838911914
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Author: Peggy Johnson
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Language: English
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Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management by Johnson, Peggy

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

¥27,794

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

¥27,794
Author: Peggy Johnson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In this sweeping revision of a text that has become an authoritative standared, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art of controlling and updating library collections, whether located locally or accessed remotely. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development and management, inclding numerous suggestions for further reading and narrative case studies exploring the issues. Johnson thoroughly considers *Traditional management topics such as organization of the collection, weeding, staffing, and policymaking *Budgeting, including relations with vendors and publishers, purchasing, and collaborating across library organizational lines to acquire and manage collections more erfficiently *The effects of rapidly changing information delivery and access technologies, the evolving needs and expectations of library users, and new roles for subject specialists Johnson offers a comprehensive tour of this essential discipline and situates the fundamental ideas of collection development and management in historical and theoretical perspective, bringing the modern classic fully up to date.

Author: Peggy Johnson
Publisher: ALA Editions
Published: 06/01/2014
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780838911914

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