Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections

Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections

Author: Vicki L. Gregory

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2019-07-03

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0838917127

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Packed with discussion questions, activities, suggested additional references, selected readings, and many other features that speak directly to students and library professionals, Gregory’s Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a comprehensive handbook that also shares myriad insightful ideas and approaches valuable to experienced practitioners. This new second edition brings an already stellar text fully up to date, presenting top-to-bottom coverage of the impact of new technologies and developments on the discipline, including discussion of e-books, open access, globalization, self-publishing, and other trends; needs assessment, policies, and selection sources and processes; budgeting and fiscal management; collection assessment and evaluation; weeding, with special attention paid to electronic materials; collaborative collection development and resource sharing; marketing and outreach; self-censorship as a component of intellectual freedom, professional ethics, and other legal issues; diversity and ADA issues; preservation; and the future of the field. Additional features include updated vendor lists, samples of a needs assessment report, a collection development policy, an approval plan, and an electronic materials license.


Strategic Planning for Public Libraries

Strategic Planning for Public Libraries

Author: Joy L. Fuller

Publisher: Library Association Publishing (UK)

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838947753

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Strategic Planning for Public Libraries is a complete planning toolkit. Each purchase comes with a downloadable supplemental folder full of reusable templates, worksheets, as well as real-life examples from other libraries to help guide the reader through the planning process. This book provides a framework that any library, whether it serves urban, suburban, or rural communities, can use as a basis for its strategic planning.


ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, Fourth Edition

ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, Fourth Edition

Author: Michael Levine-Clark

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2013-05-21

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0838911110

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The only things librarians seem to encounter more often than acronyms are strings of jargon and arcane technical phrases—and there are so many floating around that even just reading an article in a professional journal can bewilder experienced librarians, to say nothing of those new to the profession! Featuring thousands of revised and brand new entries, the fourth edition of ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science presents a thorough yet concise guide to the specific words that describe the materials, processes and systems relevant to the field of librarianship. A panel of experts from across the LIS world have thoroughly updated the glossary to include the latest technology- and internet-related terms, covering metadata, licensing, electronic resources, instruction, assessment, readers’ advisory, and electronic workflow. This book will become an essential part of every library’s and librarian’s reference collection and will also be a blessing for LIS students and recent graduates.


Digital Library and Information Developments

Digital Library and Information Developments

Author: Ray Booth

Publisher: Scientific e-Resources

Published: 2018-09-24

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1839473061

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The information technology explosion and its applications in every aspect of life have changed the entire scenario of the present world. The IT revolution and information explosion has led to the emergence of electronic information era. Advanced in internet technologies have made it seemingly possible and easy to create digital collections, repositories, archives and libraries. However, supporting diverse information usages that facilitate interaction beyond searching and browsing is in the early stages. Interactive digital libraries and digital archives are still evolving. The digital preservation techniques have brought revolutionary changes in the organization and management of libraries and archives. Digital Library improves the organizational efficiencies by leveraging data processing, data storage and data communication technologies. Existing network facilities can be utilized to achieve great savings in labour costs and the reduction of paper storage and handling facilities. This book has written for use in Library and Information Science professionals and students. It will be useful of all levels of Library and Information Science Professionals and Students. It will also helpful for those preparing for organizing Digital Library in their own premises. This book aims to delineate for the readers the principles, methods and techniques which are involved in the digital library management and information development.


Library Signage and Wayfinding Design

Library Signage and Wayfinding Design

Author: Mark Aaron Polger

Publisher: ALA Editions

Published: 2021-10-11

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780838937853

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"This book provides tips and best practices for developing better library signage and provides guidance for creating a signage strategy"--