Library Collection Development Policies A Reference and Writers' Handbook

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ISBN: 9780810845565 | 0810845563
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/1995

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An essential tool to assist collection managers with the creation of a collection development policy. Examples provide advice about the writing process, who should be involved, components of the policy, its scope, criteria for selection, weeding, censorship, and many other issues that policy statements need to address.

Acknowledgements

xxi

Preface

xxiii

Libraries Whose Policies Are Represented

xxvii

PART ONE: RATIONALE, IMPLEMENTING A POLICY, AND POLICY COMPONENTS OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

Policy Rationale

(12)

Definitions

(1)

Importance of the policies

(4)

Policy variance by type of library

(2)

Barriers to policy development

(3)

References

(2)

Implementing a Policy

(13)

Preliminary steps

(3)

Policy development and approval

(8)

References

(2)

Policy Components

(53)

Library functions impacting policy

(2)

Basic policy components

(5)

Description of the components

(40)

Policy layout and style

(1)

References

(5)

PART TWO: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES OF ACADEMIC, PUBLIC, SCHOOL, STATE, SPECIAL AND OTHER LIBRARIES

[Academic Library Policies]

California State University (Sacramento)

(64)

Contents

(2)

Community Profile

(2)

Relationship of Library Collection Development to the Mission of the University

(3)

Library Selection/Deselection Policies

(6)

Responsibility for Collection Development

(1)

Methods of Acquiring Materials

(1)

Collection Levels

(1)

Selection Criteria

(1)

Cultural Diversity

(1)

Criteria for Selection of Materials

(1)

Selection Aids for Library Materials

(1)

Deselection of Materials

(1)

Materials Budget Allocation for Subscriptions

(1)

Library Collection Development Policies

(10)

Periodicals

(1)

Newspapers

(1)

Newsletters and Current Awareness Publications

(1)

Textbooks

(1)

House Organs

(1)

Theses and Projects

(1)

Duplicate Copies and Replacements

(1)

Gifts

(1)

Endowments

(1)

Rare Books and Manuscripts

(1)

Books with Software

(1)

Electronic Information Services

(2)

Electronic Information Goals

(1)

Network-Based Materials

(1)

Recreational Reading Materials

100

(1)

Sharing of Resources

101

(1)

Special and Form Collection Policies

102

(3)

Reference Collections

102

(2)

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