Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collections

by Daniel C Mack

Overview

Get the tools you need to build a collection development policy that will help your library run efficientlytoday and in the future!

Considering the amount and variety of topics being published, effectively organizing and guiding a library in today’s accelerated world is no easy task. Collection Development Policies: New Direct

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136796951
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/22/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	190
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Linda S Katz

Table of Contents

Introduction: Changing Collections, Changing Policies Pricing and Acquisitions Policies for Electronic Resources: Is the Market Stable Enough to Establish Local Standards? Subject-Specific Policy Statements: A Rationale and Framework for Collection Development The End of an American (Library) Dream: The Rise and Decline of the Collection Development Policy Statement at Berkeley Using a Collection Development Curriculum as a Model for Developing Policy Documents in Practice Collection Development at SJU Libraries: Compromises, Missions, and Transitions Collection Management Statements on the World Wide Web Acquisitions Policy for Contemporary Topics in an Academic Library: Managing the Ephemeral Impact of Technical Services’ Policies on Access and Collection Development Nicholson Baker Wasn’t All Wrong: A Collection Development Policy for Remote Storage Facilities Collection Development: Curriculum Materials Center Cooperation Between Collection Development and Cataloging: A Policy for Proposing Projects to Cataloging Services Index Reference Notes Included

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Tracie Ballock, MLS (University of Pittsburgh)
Description: This book is a compilation of articles dealing with many of the collection development policy issues currently facing libraries in today's rapidly changing environment. It was copublished simultaneously as The Acquisitions Librarian, Volume 15, Number 30, 2003.
Purpose: The editor's hope is to help libraries devise useful collection development policies that will be flexible enough to continue to meet their needs well into the future. This work allows practitioners to compare how other institutions have handled selected issues and provides feedback on what has and has not worked in other libraries.
Audience: Most librarians involved with the development of any aspect of a library's collection would find this an insightful read.
Features: The 11 articles in this collection are written by librarians with extremely diverse academic library backgrounds. The topics range from the creation of subject specific collection policies to the usefulness of more general policies. Several authors include helpful lists of items to be considered when creating policy statements in addition to sample policies. The book points out the importance of these policies when creating a library strategic plan as well as the value of liaison involvement in collection development. As the reader progresses through the various sections it becomes apparent that the drastic changes taking place with today's library collections are having a major impact on libraries as a whole. Each author includes a fairly extensive bibliography filled with many valuable references. The book concludes with a useful index.
Assessment: This book would be beneficial to those in any library looking to create a new collection development policy as well as those working on revising an outdated policy. This is a practical, informative, easy to read resource that covers a wide variety of contemporary collection development and collection management issues.

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