In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection.

Packed with discussion questions, activities, suggested additional references, selected readings, and many other features that speak directly to students and li

In this book, collection management staff at academic libraries will find fertile ideas for transforming print collections to become more engaging and widely us

Collaborative collection development : past, present, future -- No one said it would be easy : barriers and benefits -- Fundamentals : the principles of CCD --

This manual offers guidance on co-operative collection management (CCM). The first section describes the philosophical basis for CCM; the second focuses on sele