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In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development, including suggestions for further reading and a narrative case study exploring the issue. Johnson also integrates electronic resources throughout the book, covering topics onOrganization and staffingPolicymaking and budgetingPurchasing and weedingJohnson offers a comprehensive tour of this essential discipline and situates the fundamental ideas of collection development and management in historical and theoretical perspective, bringing this modern classic fully up to date.

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• List of Figures(p. v)
• Preface to the Second Edition(p. vii)
• Preface to the First Edition(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• 1 Introduction to Collection Management and Development(p. 1)
• 2 Organization and Staffing(p. 33)
• 3 Policy, Planning, and Budgets(p. 66)
• 4 Developing Collections(p. 103)
• 5 Managing Collections(p. 151)
• 6 Marketing, Liaison, and Outreach Activities(p. 192)
• 7 Collection Analysis: Evaluation and Assessment(p. 225)
• 8 Cooperative Collection Development and Management(p. 264)
• 9 Scholarly Communication(p. 304)
• Appendix A Professional Resources for Collection Development and Management(p. 337)
• Appendix B Selection Aids(p. 343)
• Appendix C Sample Collection Development Policy Statements(p. 349)
• Appendix D Contracts and Licensing Terms(p. 363)
• Glossary(p. 367)
• Index(p. 391)

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Johnson revises her 2004 work, summarizing basic methods and terminology of collection development and management. Topics include staffing; organization; budgeting and planning; analyzing, managing, and developing collections; marketing and outreach; and cooperative collection development. Updates in this edition include integration of electronic resources into all chapters and a new chapter on scholarly communication. The glossary has been expanded, and new case studies are provided with each chapter to facilitate translation of theory into practice. Coverage of public, school, and special libraries has been improved, but the text still most strongly details practice in large academic libraries. Those looking for a text should compare this with Developing Library and Information Center Collections, last updated in 2005 but covering the same territory, with more emphasis on daily practice.--Hollands, Neil Copyright 2009 Booklist