Making a Collection Count
A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management
Description
Key Features
- Offers practical applications for collection librarians and managers who are practitioners in the field. It is more than just a theoretical discussion of collection quality and collection management because useful, realistic advice is offered
- This is not a book about collection development. It is unique in that the focus is on collection quality: making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collections
- Broad, international appeal to various library types: public, academic, school, and special
Readership
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
Product details
- No. of pages: 190
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Chandos Publishing 2010
- Published: September 1, 2010
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843346067
- eBook ISBN: 9781780630397
About the Authors
Holly Hibner
Affiliations and Expertise
Mary Kelly
