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Making a collection count [electronic resource] : a holistic approach to library collection management / Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource ( 217 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781780634418 (electronic bk.)
  • 1780634412 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Making A Collection Count : A Holistic Approach To Library Collection ManagementDDC classification:
  • 025.21 23
LOC classification:
  • Z687 .H53 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Making a Collection Count: A holistic approach to library collection management; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; About the authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Life cycle of a collection; Collection management policies; Selection; Purchasing/acquisitions; Processing and cataloging; Shelving; Use; Repair and maintenance; Check-in; Weeding; Conclusion; 2 Understanding your workflow; Selection; Purchasing/acquisitions; Processing; Shelving; Circulation; Weeding; Workflow analysis improves efficiency; The critical questions; 3 Collection metrics; The circulation metric.
Other collection metricsCollection audit; Statistical sample; Conclusion; 4 Physical inventory; Making physical inventory a regular practice; Developing a plan; Shelf list; What you will discover; ILS features for inventory; 5 Statistics; Collection use; Collection age; Collection turnover; Putting it together; 6 Creating collection objectives and benchmarks; Vision statements and mission statements; Collection management policies; Collection objectives; Creating benchmarks; Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance; 7 Collection organization; Physical space.
Classification systemsErgonomics; Signage; Displays; Conclusion; 8 Collection budgets; Vendors; Alternative funding sources; Formats; Sharing; Collection philosophy; 9 Everything is connected; Holistic library service; How staff impact collections in a holistic library; How staff impact the facility; How staff impact technology; Connections to other library services; Evaluating library services holistically; Conclusion; Appendix A: Public library collection management policy; Appendix Contents; I. Introduction -- date last updated: _____; II. Community profile -- date last updated: _____
III. Mission statement -- date last updated: _____IV. Selection responsibility -- date last updated: _____; V. General selection criteria -- date last updated: _____; VI. Adult collection -- date last updated: _____; VII. Juvenile collection -- date last updated: _____; VIII. Teen collection -- date last updated: _____; IX. Intellectual freedom -- date last updated: _____; X. Gifts -- date last updated: _____; XI. Cooperatives and resource sharing -- date last updated: _____; XII. Preservation and conservation -- date last updated: _____; XIII. De-selection (weeding) -- date last updated: _____
XIV. Evaluation and revisions -- date last updated: _____XV. Conclusion -- date last updated: _____; Intellectual freedom statements; Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library; Introduction; Preparing for the negotiation; Negotiation; After the negotiation; References; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Appendix B; Index.
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Cover; Making a Collection Count: A holistic approach to library collection management; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; About the authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Life cycle of a collection; Collection management policies; Selection; Purchasing/acquisitions; Processing and cataloging; Shelving; Use; Repair and maintenance; Check-in; Weeding; Conclusion; 2 Understanding your workflow; Selection; Purchasing/acquisitions; Processing; Shelving; Circulation; Weeding; Workflow analysis improves efficiency; The critical questions; 3 Collection metrics; The circulation metric.

Other collection metricsCollection audit; Statistical sample; Conclusion; 4 Physical inventory; Making physical inventory a regular practice; Developing a plan; Shelf list; What you will discover; ILS features for inventory; 5 Statistics; Collection use; Collection age; Collection turnover; Putting it together; 6 Creating collection objectives and benchmarks; Vision statements and mission statements; Collection management policies; Collection objectives; Creating benchmarks; Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance; 7 Collection organization; Physical space.

Classification systemsErgonomics; Signage; Displays; Conclusion; 8 Collection budgets; Vendors; Alternative funding sources; Formats; Sharing; Collection philosophy; 9 Everything is connected; Holistic library service; How staff impact collections in a holistic library; How staff impact the facility; How staff impact technology; Connections to other library services; Evaluating library services holistically; Conclusion; Appendix A: Public library collection management policy; Appendix Contents; I. Introduction -- date last updated: _____; II. Community profile -- date last updated: _____

III. Mission statement -- date last updated: _____IV. Selection responsibility -- date last updated: _____; V. General selection criteria -- date last updated: _____; VI. Adult collection -- date last updated: _____; VII. Juvenile collection -- date last updated: _____; VIII. Teen collection -- date last updated: _____; IX. Intellectual freedom -- date last updated: _____; X. Gifts -- date last updated: _____; XI. Cooperatives and resource sharing -- date last updated: _____; XII. Preservation and conservation -- date last updated: _____; XIII. De-selection (weeding) -- date last updated: _____

XIV. Evaluation and revisions -- date last updated: _____XV. Conclusion -- date last updated: _____; Intellectual freedom statements; Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library; Introduction; Preparing for the negotiation; Negotiation; After the negotiation; References; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Appendix B; Index.

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