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Making a Collection Count. A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management. Edition No. 3. Chandos Information Professional Series

  • Book

  • February 2023
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5646520

Making a Collection Count, A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management, Third Edition is unique in its focus on collection quality, including topics on making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collection use. Beyond collection development, this title looks at the entire lifecycle of the collection and those with responsibilities at each step.

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Table of Contents

1. Collection Statements and Policies 2. Life Cycle of a Collection 3. Collection Metrics 4. Physical inventory 5. Statistics 6. Weeding 7. Collection Organization 8. Collection Budgets 9. Everything is Connected

Appendix A. Public Library Collection Management Policy B. Academic Library Collection Management Policy

Authors

Holly Hibner Adult Services Coordinator, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth, MI, USA. Holly Hibner received an MLIS from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1999. She is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Plymouth District Library in Plymouth, Michigan. Mary Kelly Adult Services Librarian, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth, MI, USA. Mary Kelly received an MLIS from Wayne State University in 2002, and also has an MBA from Wayne State. Mary is an Adult Services Librarian at the Plymouth District Library.