Manual For Collection Developers

Manual For Collection Developers [electronic resource] / David L. Perkins and Carol Bedoian.

Intended to introduce the novice book selector to a wide range of duties and to serve as a source of instruction for library science students, this manual deals with the review, selection, and ordering of current, retrospective, and periodical collections. It examines how collection priorities are e...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Perkins, David L.
Corporate Author: California State University, Northridge. Libraries
Other Authors: Bedoian, Carol
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975.
Subjects:
Accreditation (Institutions)
Budgeting.
College Libraries.
Guides.
Higher Education.
Library Acquisition.
Library Administration.
Library Collections.
Library Expenditures.
Library Material Selection.
Library Services.
Library Standards.
Periodicals.
Serials.
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Summary:Intended to introduce the novice book selector to a wide range of duties and to serve as a source of instruction for library science students, this manual deals with the review, selection, and ordering of current, retrospective, and periodical collections. It examines how collection priorities are established and discusses the documentation, budgeting, and technological procedures that are necessary to modify and maintain an adequate collection. Specific information is provided in the areas of budgeting; accreditation; Department of Health, Education, and Welfare reporting; collection revision; and statistics. (EMH)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED116681.
Physical Description:113 p.

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