Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management
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Bibliographic Information
Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management
(Chandos information professional series)
Chandos Pub., 2010
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Making a Collection Count connects the various pieces of library collection management, such as selection, cataloguing, shelving, circulation and weeding, and teaches readers how to gather and analyze data from each point in a collection's life cycle. Relationships between collections and other library services, such as reference, programming, and technology, are also explored. The result is a quality collection that is clean, current, relevant, and useful, and which connects and highlights various library services.
Table of Contents
List of figures
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Life cycle of a collection
Collection management policies
Selection: staff collaboration
Purchasing/Acquisitions
Processing
Shelving
Use
Check-in
Weeding
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Understanding your workflow
Selection
Purchasing/Acquisitions
Processing
Shelving
Circulation
Weeding
Workflow analysis improves efficiency
The critical questions
Chapter 3: Collection audit and using statistics
Auditing the library collection
Statistics
Chapter 4: Physical inventory
Making physical inventory a regular practice
Developing a plan
Shelf list
What you will discover
ILS features for inventory
Why should staff spend time on physical inventory?
Chapter 5: Creating collection objectives and benchmarks
Vision statements and mission statements
Collection management policies
Collection objectives
Creating benchmarks
Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance
Chapter 6: Collection organization
Physical space
Classification systems
Ergonomics
Signage
Displays
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Making the most of a library collection budget
Vendors
Alternate funding sources
Formats
Sharing
Collection philosophy
Chapter 8: Everything is connected
Holistic library service
How staff impact collections in a holistic library
How staff impact the facility
How staff impact technology
Connections to other library services
Evaluating library services holistically
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A: Public library collection management policy
Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"