UID:
edoccha_9960073568702883
Format:
1 online resource (191 p.)
ISBN:
1-78063-039-5
Series Statement:
Chandos information professional series
Content:
Making a Collection Count connects the various pieces of library collection management, such as selection, cataloguing, shelving, circulation and weeding, and teaches readers how to gather and analyze data from each point in a collection's life cycle. Relationships between collections and other library services, such as reference, programming, and technology, are also explored. The result is a quality collection that is clean, current, relevant, and useful, and which connects and highlights various library services.Offers practical applications for collection librarians and man
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Making a Collection Count: A holistic approach to library collection management; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1Life cycle of a collection; Collection management policies; Selection: staff collaboration; Purchasing/Acquisitions; Processing; Shelving; Use; Check-in; Weeding; Conclusion; Works cited; 2 Understanding your workflow; Selection; Purchasing/Acquisitions; Processing; Shelving; Circulation; Weeding; Workflow analysis improves efficiency; The critical questions; 3Collection audit andusing statistics
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Auditing the library collectionStatistics; 4Physical inventory; Making physical inventory a regular practice; Developing a plan; Shelf list; What you will discover; ILS features for inventory; Why should staff spend time on physical inventory?; Works cited; 5Creating collection objectivesand benchmarks; Vision statements and mission statements; Collection management policies; Collection objectives; Creating benchmarks; Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance; Works cited; 6Collection organization; Physical space; Classification systems; Ergonomics; Signage; Displays; Conclusion
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Works cited7Making the most of a librarycollection budget; Vendors; Alternate funding sources; Formats; Sharing; Collection philosophy; Works cited; 8Everything is connected; Holistic library service; How staff impact collections in a holistic library; How staff impact the facility; How staff impact technology; Connections to other library services; Evaluating library services holistically; Conclusion; Works cited; Appendix A Public library collection management policy; Table of contents; [Public Library] collection management policy; Useful Links
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Appendix B Strategic content negotiation for the small libraryIntroduction; Preparing for the negotiation; Negotiation; After the negotiation; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84334-606-0
Language:
English
