Acquisitions and collection development

In 1967 the University of Toronto School of Library Science held a two-day colloquium on the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, the first public discussion of the new cataloguing code.

This study revisits Gabriel Naude's foundational contributions to librarianship, particularly as outlined in his Avis pour dresser une bibliotheque.

Though still hampered by some challenging obstacles, Latin American collection development is not the static, tradition-bound field many believe it to be.

Times have changed and library institutions struggle to maintain relevancy in the Information Age.

Collection development, the process used by librarians to choose items for a particular library or section of a library, can be time-consuming and difficult due to the many factors that must be taken into consideration.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

Based on unique and previously unpublished sources, this book examines in detail the complex, emotional, and difficult movement to remove the National Archives and Records Service from the control of the U.

This valuable guide advises teachers and librarians how to use novels in verse in functional, hands-on ways with teens, including reluctant readers.

After explaining the importance of diversity audits, this book offers a range of options for how to go about conducting them.

All librarians and library and information science scholars can benefit from learning more about intellectual freedom.

A helpful and informative guide for librarians responsible for local studies collections covering the key issues in the twenty-first century.

A helpful and informative guide for librarians responsible for local studies collections covering the key issues in the twenty-first century.

In the 25 years since the last edition of Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books, Libraries and Collectors was published, scientific publishing has mushroomed, developed new forms, and the academic discipline and popular appreciation of the history of science have grown apace.

In the 25 years since the last edition of Thornton and Tully's Scientific Books, Libraries and Collectors was published, scientific publishing has mushroomed, developed new forms, and the academic discipline and popular appreciation of the history of science have grown apace.

The historiography of the Italian Renaissance has been much studied, but generally in the context of a few key figures.

The historiography of the Italian Renaissance has been much studied, but generally in the context of a few key figures.

Beyond their often beautiful exhibition halls, many museums contain vast, hidden spaces in which objects may be stored, conserved, or processed.

Beyond their often beautiful exhibition halls, many museums contain vast, hidden spaces in which objects may be stored, conserved, or processed.

The consortial environment provides librarians with new ways to manage collections at their home institutions.

The consortial environment provides librarians with new ways to manage collections at their home institutions.

This book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books.

This book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books.

This book investigates the emerging practices of science and technology librarians specific to maintaining collections, providing access to resources, and ensuring that informed decisions are made regarding limited financial resources.

This book investigates the emerging practices of science and technology librarians specific to maintaining collections, providing access to resources, and ensuring that informed decisions are made regarding limited financial resources.

Strategic planning, collaboration, continual stewardship, best practices, and re-engineering can provide librarians with a toolkit of innovative strategies that meets the worst of economic times with bold, persistent experimentation.

Strategic planning, collaboration, continual stewardship, best practices, and re-engineering can provide librarians with a toolkit of innovative strategies that meets the worst of economic times with bold, persistent experimentation.

This book explores the expectations and resources available to develop a set of important core skills needed for this profession.

This book explores the expectations and resources available to develop a set of important core skills needed for this profession.

Gain an international perspective on law library practices and precedents!

Gain an international perspective on law library practices and precedents!

How are your library and its patrons adjusting to the challenges of the digital age?

How are your library and its patrons adjusting to the challenges of the digital age?

While the digital revolution has touched every aspect of law librarianship, perhaps nowhere has the effect been more profound than in the area of collection development.

While the digital revolution has touched every aspect of law librarianship, perhaps nowhere has the effect been more profound than in the area of collection development.

Leading collection development experts share their experience and expertise!

Leading collection development experts share their experience and expertise!

This important book explores the many questions challenging librarians who work with gifts and exchanges (G&E) as part of their daily responsibilities.

This important book explores the many questions challenging librarians who work with gifts and exchanges (G&E) as part of their daily responsibilities.

With the prolific changes in the electronic environment, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the multiplying of electronic information resources, the different methods of access, and their combined impact on collection development?

With the prolific changes in the electronic environment, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the multiplying of electronic information resources, the different methods of access, and their combined impact on collection development?

How can you, as an acquisition librarians, keep current on the output of hundreds of publishers?

How can you, as an acquisition librarians, keep current on the output of hundreds of publishers?

This vital book reaffirms librarians'enthusiasm for books and readers in the midst of the evolution of libraries-from reading centers to information centers where librarians are now Web masters, information scientists, and media experts.

This vital book reaffirms librarians'enthusiasm for books and readers in the midst of the evolution of libraries-from reading centers to information centers where librarians are now Web masters, information scientists, and media experts.

Here is an accessible book containing strategies to help librarians expand their popular culture collections in an organized manner.

Here is an accessible book containing strategies to help librarians expand their popular culture collections in an organized manner.

Here is a timely new book on the pressing legal and ethical issues that are faced by librarians on a daily basis.

Here is a timely new book on the pressing legal and ethical issues that are faced by librarians on a daily basis.

The chapters in this book address the growing endeavours of shared print repositories and programs in academic libraries, representing a global perspective with authors from Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and the United States.

The chapters in this book address the growing endeavours of shared print repositories and programs in academic libraries, representing a global perspective with authors from Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and the United States.