Collection Development and Management for the 21st Century Library Collections

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ISBN: 9781555706517 | 1555706517
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Copyright: 5/30/2011

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List of Figures	p. ix
CD-ROM Contents	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
The Impact of New Technologies on Collection Development and Management	p. 1
Overview	p. 1
The Long Tail	p. 3
Web 2.0/Social Networking	p. 6
The Information Commons, Open Access Serials, and Open Source Software	p. 8
Globalization	p. 9
Vocabulary	p. 11
Discussion Questions	p. 11
References	p. 12
Selected Readings	p. 13
Assessing User Needs and Marketing the Collection to Those Users	p. 15
Overview	p. 15
Who and What Will Be Studied?	p. 17
Where Are Data Collected?	p. 18
When Should the Data Be Collected?	p. 20
How Are the Data Interpreted?	p. 20
Tips for a Good Study	p. 21
Marketing Your Collection	p. 21
Conclusion	p. 26
Vocabulary	p. 26
Activities	p. 27
Discussion Questions	p. 28
References	p. 28
Selected Readings	p. 29
Collection Development Policies	p. 31
Overview	p. 31
Purpose of Collection Development Policies	p. 33
Basic Elements of a Collection Development Policy	p. 35
Vocabulary	p. 52
Activities	p. 52
Discussion Questions	p. 52
References	p. 52
Selected Readings	p. 53
Selection Sources and Processes	p. 55
Overview	p. 55
Considerations in the Selection Process	p. 56
Selection Criteria	p. 60
Selection Teams	p. 64
Selection Differences for Internet Resources	p. 65
Tools for Acquiring and Selecting Materials	p. 66
General Review Sources Online	p. 74
Other Selection Means	p. 74
Open Access Movement	p. 75
Vocabulary	p. 77
Activity	p. 77
Discussion Questions	p. 77
References	p. 78
Selected Readings	p. 78
Acquisitions	p. 81
Overview	p. 81
The Principal Goal of Library Acquisitions	p. 81
The Nature of Library Resources	p. 82
Sources of Library Materials	p. 84
Gifts and Exchanges	p. 92
Vocabulary	p. 98
Discussion Questions	p. 98
References	p. 99
Selected Readings	p. 99
Budgeting and Fiscal Management	p. 101
Overview	p. 101
Accountability	p. 102
Types of Budgets	p. 103
Budget Scenarios	p. 105
Setting Budget Priorities	p. 105
Gathering Information for a Library Materials Budget Request	p. 106
Consortium Purchases	p. 108
Bookkeeping Terminology 101	p. 109
Activity	p. 111
References	p. 112
Selected Readings	p. 112
Assessment and Evaluation of the Collection, Including Deselection (Weeding)	p. 113
Overview	p. 113
Evaluating or Assessing the Collection	p. 114
Deselection or Weeding the Collection	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 126
Vocabulary	p. 126
Discussion Questions	p. 127
Activity	p. 127
References	p. 127
Selected Readings	p. 128
Cooperative Collection Development and Resource Sharing	p. 131
Overview	p. 131
Library Consortia	p. 131
Cooperative Collection Development Defined	p. 132
Benefits and Challenges of Cooperative Collection Development	p. 133
Consortial and Access Relationships	p. 134
Interlibrary Loan	p. 135
Conclusion	p. 136
Vocabulary	p. 136
Case Study	p. 136
Discussion Questions	p. 137
References	p. 137
Selected Readings	p. 137
Legal Issues in Collection Development	p. 139
Overview	p. 139
Copyright and Licensing	p. 140
Digital Rights Management	p. 153
Donations: Legal and Tax Issues	p. 160
Diversity Issues	p. 163
Americans with Disabilities Act Issues	p. 164
Vocabulary	p. 167
Activities	p. 167
Discussion Questions	p. 168
References	p. 168
Selected Readings	p. 168
Professional Ethics and Intellectual Freedom	p. 171
Overview	p. 171
Professional Ethics	p. 171
Intellectual Freedom and Censorship	p. 177
Vocabulary	p. 180
Discussion Questions	p. 181
Activity	p. 181
References	p. 181
Selected Readings	p. 182
Preservation	p. 185
Overview	p. 185
Preservation of Books and Other Physical Objects	p. 186
Preservation Microfilming	p. 189
Disaster Plans	p. 189
Preservation of Digital Objects	p. 190
Is Digitized Information Preserved (or Preservable)?	p. 192
Who Should Archive an Electronic Resource?	p. 195
Who Should Be Concerned with Preservation Issues?	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 198
Vocabulary	p. 199
Activity	p. 199
Discussion Questions	p. 200
References	p. 200
Selected Readings	p. 201
The Future of Collection Development and Management	p. 203
Overview	p. 203
Views on the Future of Collection Development	p. 204
Conclusion	p. 206
Discussion Questions	p. 206
References	p. 207
Selected Readings	p. 207
Bibliography of Selected Readings	p. 209
Index	p. 237
About the Author	p. 261
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