Description
Making a Collection Count, A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management, Third Edition is unique in its focus on collection quality, including topics on making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collection use. Beyond collection development, this title looks at the entire lifecycle of the collection and those with responsibilities at each step.- Takes on new topics important in collection management such as expanded sections on inclusion, diversity, equity and access.- Covers world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, as well as new technology-based collections and streaming services available in libraries and how they have changed the way we approach collection development- Includes a new chapter on library budgets
Table of Contents
1. Collection Statements and Policies2. Life Cycle of a Collection3. Collection Metrics4. Physical inventory5. Statistics6. Weeding7. Collection Organization8. Collection Budgets9. Everything is ConnectedAppendixA. Public Library Collection Management PolicyB. Academic Library Collection Management Policy
