Developing Library and Information Center Collections

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Developing Library and Information Center Collections Fifth Edition

G. Edward Evans, Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro

Book Code: LU2199

ISBN: 1-59158-219-9

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-219-9

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472 pages, figures; tables

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Publication: 9/30/2005

List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Subjects:

Library & Information Science » Acquisitions & Collection

Series Title: Library and Information Science Text Series

Reviews:

[A] wonderful resource that every student should keep in their professional library and refer to as issues pop up during their career....[I] recommend it as a tool for library administration and librarians at all levels....Highly recommended as a text and as a reference for practicing librarians.
—Technical Services Quarterly 2007
Evans and Saponaro's work has been the standard text and authority on collection development for all types of libraries. It still is....So if you are a current student or want to get serious about updating what you learned long ago in library school, then this is certainly the core center of professional reading....Evans and Saponaro is recommended as a central work.
—Teacher Librarian April 2006

Description: This latest edition continues to cover all phases of collection development--from needs assessment, policies, and the selection process (theory and practice) to publishers, serials, protection, legal issues, censorhip and intellectual freedom. Each chapter has been extensively revised to reflect changing practices, policies, and technologies. To this end, some chapters--electronic materials, government information, audiovisual materials, and resource sharing--have been almost completely rewritten. In addition, electronic serials, introduced in the 4th edition, has been combined with its print counterpart into a single chapter. New to this edition is a CD containing supplementary material; a companion Web site (<http://www.lu.com/dlc5/>) is maintained to ensure URLs referenced throughout the text are kept up-to-date. As the authors put it in their introductory chapter, "whatever environment one works in, collection development is an exciting challenge that requires lifelong learning." Students and practicioners alike will benefit greatly from this state-of-the-art text.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Information Age - Information Society
Chapter 2: Information Needs Assessment
Chapter 3: Collection Development Policies
Chapter 4: Selection Process in Practice
Chapter 5: Producers of Information Materials
Chapter 6: Serials - Print and Electronic
Chapter 7: Other Electronic Materials
Chapter 8: Government Information
Chapter 9: Audiovisual Materials
Chapter 10: Acquisitions
Chapter 11: Distributors and Vendors
Chapter 12: Fiscal Management
Chapter 13: Delselection
Chapter 14: Evaluation
Chapter 15: Resources Sharing
Chapter 16: Protecting the Collection
Chapter 17: Legal Issues
Chapter 18: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Collection Development

LC Card Number: 2005016098

LCC Class: Z687

Dewey Class: 025

PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU Textbook Catalog Fall 2007.pdf


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