| Description |
xx, 446 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 computer disc |
| Series |
Library and information science text series |
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Library and information science text series.
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| Contents |
1. Information age - information society -- 2. Information needs assessment -- 3. Collection development policies -- 4. Selection process in practice -- 5. Producers of information materials -- 6. Serials - print and electronic -- 7. Other electronic materials -- 8. Government information -- 9. Audiovisual materials -- 10. Acquisitions -- 11. Distributors and vendors -- 12. Fiscal management -- 13. Deselection -- 14. Evaluation -- 15. Resource sharing -- 16. Protecting the collection -- 17. Legal issues -- 18. Censorship, intellectual freedom, and collection development |
| Summary |
"This latest edition continues to cover all phases of collection development - from needs assessment, policies, and the selection process (theory and practice) to publishers, serials, protection, legal issues, censorship, and intellectual freedom. Each chapter has been extensively revised to reflect changing practices, policies, and technologies. To this end, some chapters - electronic materials, government information, audiovisual materials, and resource sharing - have been almost completely rewritten. New to this edition is a CD containing supplementary material; a companion Web site will also be maintained to ensure URLs referenced throughout the text are kept up-to-date."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Collection development (Libraries) -- United States.
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Information services -- United States.
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| Author |
Saponaro, Margaret Zarnosky.
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| LC no. |
2005016098 |
| ISBN |
1591582199 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781591582199 paperback |
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1591582180 alkaline paper |
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