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This important new book will help librarians make better reference decisions, aligned to customer needs and expectations, especially significant with today's limited budgets.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• 1 Reference Collection Fundamentals(p. 1)
• 2 Reference Collection Development Policies(p. 17)
• 3 Staffing Models for Reference Collection Management(p. 37)
• 4 Selecting Reference Materials(p. 45)
• 5 Acquisitions, Budgets, and Licenses(p. 69)
• 6 Collection Maintenance(p. 83)
• 7 Weeding the Reference Collection(p. 93)
• 8 Reference Collection Development and Consortia(p. 119)
• 9 Discovery and Access(p. 129)
• Appendix: Reference Collection Development Policy Template(p. 139)
• Index(p. 161)

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Library Journal Review

With this update to Christopher W. Nolan's Managing the Reference Collection, Singer (reference & instruction librarian, Bowling Green State Univ.) provides an excellent resource that may be used as a refresher or as a learning tool. She discusses traditional sources, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries, and covers a wide range of subjects, from the issue of print versus electronic editions (does the library weed one and keep the other, or keep both?) to vendor contracts. The book is free of technical terminology and does not require prior knowledge on the reader's part. The chapters can be read in any order, and each includes a detailed bibliography of resources consulted by the author. The appendix provides an example of a reference collection development policy. VERDICT Singer's book teaches novices the basics of collection management while helping practicing librarians remember information taught in library school courses and providing additional insights that may not have been previously considered with respect to e-resources. Recommended for public librarians or anyone working with a reference collection, whether novice or experienced.-Tony Garrett, Troy Univ. Lib., AL (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Singer is a reference and instruction librarian at Bowling Green State University, where one of her responsibilities is managing the reference collection. Her addition to the ALA Fundamentals series is a thorough and practical guide to building, organizing, and maintaining both print and electronic reference collections. Applicable to all library types, the work's nine chapters cover the collection-management process from policy development to selection through weeding. The chapter on budgeting and license agreements is particularly useful, and the chapter on weeding is a spectacular guide to both large crisis projects as well as regular maintenance. Every new reference manager or librarian in charge of reference collections should read this superb guide.--Compton-Dzak, Emily Copyright 2010 Booklist