Making a Collection Count
A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management
By Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly
ISBN: 9781843346067
Published: 2010
6 x 9 | 190 pp. | $85.00
Making a Collection Count takes a uniquely holistic and comprehensive approach to helping public, academic, school, and special librarians develop collections that are functional, up-to-date, and relevant. Authors Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly focus specifically on collection quality, and provide highly practical guidance for selection, cataloging, shelving, circulation, staff management, budgeting, and weeding. They examine best practices for gathering and analyzing data from every point of a collection’s lifecycle, as well as the important relationships between collection development and other key library services like reference, programming, and technology.
"Straightforward and practical, the book is comprehensive and useful as a reference guide for public libraries and is recommended for library school students, practicing public librarians, and library administration."
Public Libraries, September/October 2011
Topics covered include materials selection, collection development policy, acquisitions, understanding the workflow, and inventory. Collection development librarians and managers will find the easy-to-follow, start-to-finish guidance they need to build high-quality collections that meet the needs of their twenty-first century users.
Electronic Collection Management Forms, Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Manual with CD-ROM
