A Guide To Collecting Librariana

Author : Norman D. Stevens
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810818743
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Collecting Librariana written by Norman D. Stevens and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.

Author : Karen C. Kohn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442250658
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries written by Karen C. Kohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Librarians have long used data to describe their collections. Traditional measures have simply been inputs and outputs: volumes acquired, processed, owned, or circulated. With the growth since the 1990s of cultures of assessment, librarians have sought statistics that are evaluative rather than simply descriptive. More recently, exponentially increasing journal prices and an economic recession have intensified the need to make careful purchasing decisions and to justify these to administrators. A methodical evaluation of a library collection can help librarians understand and meet user needs and can help communicate to administrators that the library is a good use of the institution’s money. Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians equips collections managers to select and implement a method or several methods of evaluating their library collections. It includes sections on four tools for evaluation: • Comparison to peer institutions • Core lists • Usage statistics from circulation and ILL • Citation analysis Chapters on each of these approaches present the advantages and disadvantages of each method, instructions on data collection and analysis—with screenshots—and suggested action steps after completing the analysis. With a unique combination of step-by-step instructions and discussions of the purpose and role of data, this book provides an unusually thorough guide to collection evaluation. It will be indispensable for collection development librarians and anyone looking to strengthen the culture of assessment within the library.

Author : American Library Association. Subcommittee on Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838934630
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians written by American Library Association. Subcommittee on Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 1996 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skillfully acquisitions and collection development plays a key role in creating exceptional libraries. These authoritative resources provide the guidance you need to build and maintain the comprehensive, high-quality collection your customers demand. Get expert advice on: a- selecting material from serial to CD-ROMs; b- participating effectively in the budget process; and c- evaluating your existing collections and vendors. Developed by ALA's Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, this blueprint for a collection-development training program can be easily adapted to meet the collection management goals and organizational structures found in libraries of all types and sizes. Outlines for training are given in these areas, among many others: collection and development policies; selection and review processes; weeding and deselection; and navigating electronic networks. The guide divides training into three skill levels, supplies a curriculum framework matched to collection duties, and identifies competencies achievable after training.

Author : Steven K. Galbraith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1591588820
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rare Book Librarianship written by Steven K. Galbraith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume. Rare Book Librarianship for the 21st Century is the first new rare books handbook of practice in 25 years. Authored by two special collections experts with extensive field experience, this book is also the first to discuss the role of digital technologies in managing a rare book collection. After a fascinating discussion of the history and current state of rare book libraries, this handbook provides a comprehensive account of the core skills and knowledge needed to be a successful rare book librarian. Topics include best practices for handling, housing, and conserving rare materials; collection development techniques; and user education and outreach. This book will serve as a handbook for practitioners in academic settings, large public libraries, and special libraries, and as a textbook for students in MLIS courses on rare book librarianship and curatorship.

Author : Slade Richard Gandert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317940466
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Your Collection written by Slade Richard Gandert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a practical volume that focuses on the major security problems for libraries, archives, and museums. Written by a respected librarian and security consultant, Protecting Your Collection provides provides a thorough review of the procedures for protecting library, art, and archival collections against losses from theft, fire, flooding, and mutilation. Author Slade Gandert includes fascinating interviews with librarians, rare book dealers, archivists, detectives, and security professionals to find out who steals from institutional collections--how they do it and why they do it. Each chapter features case studies of intriguing security leaks in the institutional system and describes their outcome. This important book is beneficial reading for library staff and administrators.

Author : David V. Loertscher
Publisher : Hi Willow Research and Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781933170435
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collection Development Using the Collection Mapping Technique written by David V. Loertscher and published by Hi Willow Research and Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rebecca Vnuk
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 083891327X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Weeding Handbook written by Rebecca Vnuk and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No! We can’t rid of that!” Vnuk, author of the popular “Weeding Tips” column on Booklist Online, is here to show you that yes, you can. A library is an ever-changing organism; when done the right way, weeding helps a library thrive by focusing its resources on those parts of the collection that are the most useful to its users. Her handbook takes the guesswork out of this delicate but necessary process, giving public and school library staff the knowledge and the confidence to effectively weed any collection, of any size. Going through the proverbial stacks shelf by shelf, Vnuk Explains why weeding is important for a healthy library, demonstrating that a vibrant collection leads to robust circulation, which in turn affects library budgetsWalks readers through a library’s shelves by Dewey area, with recommended weeding criteria and call-outs in each area for the different considerations of large collections and smaller collectionsFeatures a chapter addressing reference, media, magazines and newspapers, e-books, and other special materialsShows how a solid collection development plan uses weeding as an ongoing process, making it less stressful and more productiveOffers guidance for determining how to delegate responsibility for weeding, plus pointers for getting experienced staff on boardGives advice for educating the community about the process, how to head off PR disasters, and what to do with weeded materialsIncludes a dozen sample collection development plans, easily adaptable to suit a library’s individual needsFilled with field-tested, no nonsense strategies, this handbook will enable libraries to bloom by maintaining a collection that users actually use.

Author : Carol Alabaster
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838910408
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing an Outstanding Core Collection written by Carol Alabaster and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carol Alabaster focuses on developing a collection with high-quality materials while saving time and money.

Author : Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810841307
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Collection Development and Management Administration, Organization, and Staffing written by Association for Library Collections & Technical Services and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To a new collection development librarian just learning the field or to an experienced practitioner attempting to reorganize a program, the options can be confusing and contradictory. Guide to Collection Development and Management Administration, Organization, and Staffing provides an overview of the organizational alternatives available to libraries by addressing activities and explaining the models used in public, academic, and school libraries. It provides an overview of possible structures and indicates some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Author : Margaret E. Henderson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144226439X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Management written by Margaret E. Henderson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries organize information and data is information, so it is natural that librarians should help people who need to find, organize, use, or store data. Organizations need evidence for decision making; data provides that evidence. Inventors and creators build upon data collected by others. All around us, people need data. Librarians can help increase the relevance of their library to the research and education mission of their institution by learning more about data and how to manage it. Data Management will guide readers through: Understanding data management basics and best practices. Using the reference interview to help with data management Writing data management plans for grants. Starting and growing a data management service. Finding collaborators inside and outside the library. Collecting and using data in different disciplines.