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Rightsizing the academic library collection
By learning how to rightsize, you will ensure that both the collection and your institution's available physical spaces meet the needs of your library's users.
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Supporting Diversity Through Collection Evaluation, Development, and Weeding
Supporting Diversity through Collection Evaluation, Development, and Weeding: CLIPP #48contains a thorough literature review and bibliography, analysis and discussion of survey results, and sample library collection development policies; diversity, equity, and justice statements; and a harmful content policy.
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Rightsizing the academic library collection
Is your institution's library bursting at the seams with books that have not been touched for decades, microfilm that nobody uses, and print journals that have been superseded by electronic access? Have you wondered how best to identify what physical material to retain and what to withdraw to maintain an inviting collection of relevant material for your users? Then it's time to rightsize! Ward identifies the challenges and proposes solutions to shaping physical collections for today's academic library. Filled with sage advice and ready-to-implement guidance, this book Introduces the concept of rightsizing, a strategic and largely automated approach that uses continuous assessment to identify the no- and low-use materials in the collection Walks you through crafting a rightsizing plan, from developing withdrawal criteria and creating discard lists to managing workflow and disposing of withdrawn materials Shows how to identify stakeholders, plus strategies for winning them over Offers tips for working with consortial partners on collaborative print retention projects Discusses how growing electronic collections can enhance legacy print collections Advises what to do with print journals after your library licenses perpetual access rights to the electronic equivalent Looks ahead to the future of physical collections in academic librariesBy learning how to rightsize, you will ensure that your institution's collection meets the needs of your library's users.
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Collection development and management for 21st century library collections : an introduction
Packed with discussion questions, activities, suggested references, selected readings, and many other features that speak directly to students and library professionals, Gregory's Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a comprehensive handbook.
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Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
As a comprehensive introduction for LIS students, a primer for experienced librarians with new collection development and management responsibilities, and a handy reference resource for practitioners as they go about their day-to-day work, the value and usefulness of this book remain unequaled.
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Managing and analyzing your collection
If you can follow a cookbook, you can use these simple \"recipes\"—calculations, formulas, and measurements—to come up with statistics for analysis and management of your collection. Using measures of timeliness, relevancy, use percentages, user profiles, and comparisons, you can determine in quantitative ways the quality of your library's collection. From there, you can communicate its value to your customers and that's the name of the game!
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