Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hibner, Holly,
• Kelly, Mary,

Titel

Making a collection count : a holistic approach to library collection management

Auflage

Third edition

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; : Chandos Publishing,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2023]

Link zum Volltext

• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical records and index.
• 1. Collection statements and policies -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Vision, mission, and values statements -- 1.3 Collection management policies -- 1.4 Equity, diversity, inclusion, and intellectual freedom -- 1.5 Collection objectives and benchmarks -- 1.6 Collection objectives -- 1.7 Creating benchmarks -- 1.8 Staff buy-in and cohesiveness -- References -- 2 Life cycle of a collection -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Stages of the collection life cycle: selection -- 2.3 Stages of the collection life cycle: purchasing/acquisitions -- 2.4 Stages of the collection life cycle: processing and cataloging -- 2.5 Stages of the collection life cycle: shelving -- 2.6 Stages of the collection life cycle: use -- 2.7 Stages of the collection life cycle: repair and maintenance -- 2.8 Stages of the collection life cycle: check-in -- 2.9 Stages of the collection life cycle: weeding -- 2.10 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Collection metrics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The circulation metric -- 3.3 Group metrics -- 3.4 Item metrics -- 3.5 Collection audit -- 3.6 Statistical sample -- 3.6.1 Population -- 3.6.2 Confidence interval -- 3.6.3 Confidence level -- 3.6.4 Sample -- 3.6.5 Sample size -- 3.7 Diversity audit -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Physical inventory -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Why to perform a collection inventory -- 4.3 Making physical inventory a regular practice -- 4.4 Developing a plan -- 4.5 Shelf list -- 4.6 What you will discover -- 4.7 Integrated library system features for inventory -- 4.8 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Statistics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Collection use -- 5.3 Collection age -- 5.4 Collection turnover -- 5.5 Physical statistics -- 5.6 Diversity statistics -- 5.6.1 Racial diversity.
• 5.6.2 Religious diversity -- 5.6.3 Economic diversity -- 5.6.4 LGBTQ+ diversity -- 5.6.5 Ability diversity -- 5.6.6 Size diversity -- 5.7 Putting it together -- References -- 6 Weeding -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Weeding philosophy -- 6.3 The excuses -- 6.4 Ongoing and continuous -- 6.5 Discarding weeded material -- 6.6 Weeding plan -- 6.7 Weeding criteria -- References -- 7 Collection organization -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Physical space -- 7.3 Classification systems -- 7.4 Ergonomics -- 7.5 Signage -- 7.6 Displays -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 8 Collection budgets -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Understanding the library budget -- 8.3 Collection budgets -- 8.4 Annual budget requests -- 8.5 Budget strategies -- 8.5.1 Reduce the number of copies purchased -- 8.5.2 Review lending periods -- 8.5.3 Delay purchasing when possible -- 8.5.4 Review hold policies -- 8.5.5 Review standing orders -- 8.5.6 Market interlibrary loan services -- 8.5.7 Reconsider replacement purchases and repairs -- 8.5.8 Avoid prepayments -- 8.5.9 Understand collection priorities -- 8.5.10 Negotiate or seek product alternatives -- 8.5.11 Cultivate vendor relations -- 8.5.12 Affiliate programs -- 8.5.13 Outsource selection -- 8.5.14 Outsource processing -- 8.6 New collection costs -- 8.7 Alternate funding sources -- 8.8 Budget transparency -- 8.9 Public relations -- 8.10 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Everything is connected -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Holistic library service -- 9.3 How staff impacts collections in a holistic library -- 9.4 How staff impacts the facility -- 9.5 How staff impacts technology -- 9.6 Connections to other library services -- 9.7 Evaluating library services holistically -- 9.8 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: Public Library Collection Management Policy -- Appendix B: Academic Library Collection Management Policy.
• "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" --
• Description based on print version record.