
Making a Collection Count
A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management
- 3rd Edition - January 30, 2023
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Authors: Holly Hibner, Mary Kelly
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 3 6 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 1 3 0 - 8
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Request a sales quote- Takes on new topics important in collection management such as expanded sections on inclusion, diversity, equity and access.
- Covers world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, as well as new technology-based collections and streaming services available in libraries and how they have changed the way we approach collection development
- Includes a new chapter on library budgets
Library staff who have collection management duties in areas like selection, de-selection, technical services, or collecting data about the library’s holdings; also students of library and information science
Chapter 1: Collection Statements and Policies
Section 1: Vision, Mission, and Values Statements
Section 2: Collection Management Policies
Section 3: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intellectual Freedom
Section 4: Collection Objectives and Benchmarks
Section 5: Collection Objectives
Section 6: Creating Benchmarks
Section 7: Staff Buy-In and Cohesiveness
Chapter 2: Life Cycle of a Collection
Section 2: Purchasing/Acquisitions
Section 3: Processing and Cataloging
Section 4: Shelving
Section 5: Use
Section 6: Repair and Maintenance
Section 7: Check-In
Section 8: Weeding
Chapter 3: Collection Metrics
Section 2: Group Metrics
Section 3: Item Metrics
Section 4: Collection Audit
Section 5: Statistical Sample
Section 6: Diversity Audit
Chapter 4: Physical inventory
Section 2: Developing a Plan
Section 3: Shelf List
Section 4: What You Will Discover
Section 5: ILS Features for Inventory
Chapter 5: Statistics
Section 1: Collection Use
Section 2: Collection Age
Section 3: Collection Turnover
Section 4: Collection Size
Section 5: Diversity Statistics
Section 6: Putting it Together
Chapter 6: Weeding
Section 2: The Excuses
Section 3: Ongoing and Continuous
Section 4: Weeding Plan
Chapter 7: Collection Organization
Section 2: Classification Systems
Section 3: Ergonomics
Section 4: Signage
Section 5: Displays
Chapter 8: Collection Budgets
Section 2: Collection Budgets
Section 3: Annual budget Requests
Section 4: Budget Strategies
Section 5: New Collection Costs
Section 6: Alternate Funding Sources
Section 7: Budget Transparency
Section 8: Public Relations
Section 9: Sample Library Budget for a Public Library Adult Services Department
Chapter 9: Everything is Connected
Section 2: How Staff Impacts Collection in a Holistic Library
Section 3: How Staff Impacts the Facility
Section 4: How Staff Impacts Technology
Section 5: Connections to Other Library Services
Section 6: Evaluating Library Services Holistically
Appendix A
Public Library Collection Management PolicyAppendix B Academic Library Collection Management Policy
- Edition: 3
- Published: January 30, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 180
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443153655
- eBook ISBN: 9780443161308
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