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Fundamentals of Managing Reference Collections
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| Carol A. Singer |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-1153-2 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $60.00 |
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This title is also available for purchase as an e-book or as a print/e-book bundle.
184 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1153-2
Year Published: 2012
AP Categories: A, B, C, D, I, J, Z
Read the Table of Contents and Chapter 1 of this book now!
Whether a library’s reference collection is large or small, it needs constant attention. Singer's book offers information and insight on best practices for reference collection management, no matter the size, and shows why managing without a plan is a recipe for clutter and confusion. In this very practical guide, reference librarians will learn
- The importance of collection development policies, and how to effectively involve others in the decision-making process
- New insights into selecting reference materials, both print and electronic
- Strategies for collection maintenance, including the all-important issue of weeding
This important new book will help librarians make better reference decisions, aligned to customer needs and expectations, especially significant with today’s limited budgets.
Check out this book’s Web Extra now!
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Reference Collection Fundamentals
2 Reference Collection Development Policies
3 Staffing Models for Reference Collection Management
4 Selecting Reference Materials
5 Acquisitions, Budgets, and Licenses
6 Collection Maintenance
7 Weeding the Reference Collection
8 Reference Collection Development and Consortia
9 Discovery and Access
Appendix
Index
About the Author
Carol A. Singer is a reference and instruction librarian at Bowling Green
State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. One of her primary responsibilities
is coordinating the development and management of the reference
collection. Her research has focused on reference collections and services,
as well as government publications. She is the author of many articles and
the editor of Docs Prescriptions, the newsletter of the Government Documents
Round Table of Ohio. Singer earned her master’s degree in library
science at Indiana University.
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Fundamentals of Reference
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1087-0
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The all-in-one “Reference reference” you’ve been waiting for, this
invaluable book offers a concise introduction to reference sources
and services for a variety of readers. |
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Price: $52.00 |
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Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, Third Edition
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1081-8
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Consortia and other library partnerships are now sharing ever larger fractions of their collections, and
this book gives library staff the tools necessary for a smoothly functioning ILL system. |
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Price: $85.00 |
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