Free eBooks Developing An Outstanding Core Collection: A Guide For Libraries, Second Edition Available To Downloads
In this practical handbook, newly updated for 2010, Carol Alabaster focuses on developing a collection with high-quality materials while saving time and money. She addresses key collection development questions, including What criteria are used to identify a core title? What is the process for making selections? How is a collection maintained and improved? How are core titles tracked in the library's acquisition and circulation systems? Packed with selection resources and sample core lists in seven subject areas, this soup-to-nuts manual will be useful whether you are starting from scratch or revitalizing an existing collection.
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Amer Library Assn Editions; Second edition (February 26, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0838910408
ISBN-13: 978-0838910405
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
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There are some things that all libraries should have. "Developing an Outstanding Core Collection" is a guide for defining what are the must haves for your library and defining what is significant enough to warrant it. In an updated second edition, Carol Alabaster gives librarians tips and advice on what they need to know to decide what has to be bought now and what can wait for a later time. With chapters on defining what is core, updating what needs to be considered core, and enhanced with plenty of references and citations, "Developing an Outstanding Core Collection" is a reference every librarian should have on hand.
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