Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

by Peggy Johnson

Overview

Johnson, a librarian at the U. of Minnesota and editor of Technicalities; Information Forum for the Library Services Practitioner, has written a lucid text on the basic concepts of this broad subject. Theoretical concepts are included but not stressed as heavily as information and skills. An initial chapter provides the history of collection management and development and gives a succinct overview of the field. Subsequent chapters describe topics that include organization and staffing, budgets and planning, marketing, electronic resources, and cooperative collection development and management. A case study and exercise, as well as list of selected readings conclude each chapter. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838909720
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Fundamentals Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Peggy Johnson is a frequent speaker and trainer on collection development and management. She has published several books, including ALA Editions’ Developing and Managing Electronic Collections: The Essentials, and numerous journal articles. She edited the peer-reviewed journal Library Resources & Technical Services for more than nine years and continues to edit Technicalities: Information Forum for the Technical Services Professional. Prior to retiring from the University of Minnesota Libraries, she served as associate university librarian. During more than thirty years at the University of Minnesota, her responsibilities focused on collection development and management, technical services, institutional planning, grants management, and budgeting. A past president of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), she received the ALCTS Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. Peggy has consulted on library development in Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Morocco, and China.

Mary Beth Weber has worked in library technical services in academic libraries for over 30 years. She has held various technical services positions, and is an expert on cataloging nonprint materials, acquisitions workflows, and non-MARC metadata for digital collections. She also has extensive managerial experience. Weber has authored numerous books, including Virtual Technical Services: A Manual and Rethinking Library Technical Services: Redefining our Profession for the Future. She has given presentations on cataloging, mentoring, and publishing for various organizations. She chaired Rutgers University Libraries’ Faculty Mentoring Program Committee for two years, and participated in ALCTS’ inaugural mentoring program. Weber is an active member of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a division of ALA. She served as editor-inchief of Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) for nine years and helped transition the journal from ALCTS to Core. Weber was awarded the ALCTS Presidential Citation in 2011 for her service as the ALCTS Newsletter Editor. She received the ALCTS Honors award in 2015 for her contributions as LRTS Editor. Weber is currently the head of Central Technical Services at Rutgers University Libraries and oversees resource description (MARC and non- MARC) for all four of Rutgers’ campuses.

Table of Contents

	Figures	v
	Acknowledgments	vii
	Preface	ix
1	Introduction to Collection Management and Development	1
2	Organization and Staffing	32
3	Policy, Planning, and Budgets	65
4	Developing Collections	101
5	Managing Collections	138
6	Marketing, Liaison, and Outreach Activities	172
7	Electronic Resources	199
8	Cooperative Collection Development and Management	235
9	Collection Analysis: Evaluation and Assessment	268
Appendix	Selection Aids	299
	Glossary	307
	Index	327