Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-466) and index.

Five steps to efficient, economical collection development / Ann Hallyburton, Western Carolina University -- Behind the scenes : approval profiles from a vendor's perspective / Alison Griffin, Ingram Coutts, Canada; Sarah Forzetting, Ingram Coutts, USA -- Out of the ordinary : collection development in support of business curriculum and research / Leslie Farison, Appalachian State University; Georgie L. Donovan, Appalachian State University, USA -- Evolution and change in American legal education : implications for academic law collections / Mark P. Bernstein, Drexel University; John Cannan, Drexel University -- Understanding the nature of design and its implications for design collection development / Amauri R. Serrano, Appalachian State University, USA -- Shaping the librarian's library : collecting to support LIS education and practice / Susan E. Searing, University of Illinois, USA -- Collection development for theological education / Geoffrey Little, Concordia University, Canada -- Information sources and collection planning for engineering / William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA ; Crystal Renfro, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA -- A question of degrees : collecting in support of the allied health professions / Kathryn L. Zybeck, Methodist University, USA -- New professions, new opportunities : collection development in support of interdisciplinary programs / Cynthia Lenox, John Carroll University, USA -- Graphic design collections : development and assessment within an emerging interdisciplinary field / Patricia Pettijohn, University of South Florida -- St. Petersburg, USA; Allison Etzel, University of South Florida -- St. Petersburg, USA ; Anne Killenberg, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, USA -- Balancing the creative and professional : collecting for interior and fashion design / Gwen Vredevoogd, Marymount University, USA -- Developing a juvenile literature collection in an academic library / Todd Shipman, Auburn University, USA; Greg Schmidt, Auburn University, USA; Susan Bannon, Auburn University, USA -- Asking the right questions, finding the right answers : evaluating, selecting, and maintaining academic nursing collections / Heidi M. Schroeder, Michigan State University Libraries, USA -- Veterinary medicine : all collections great and small / Esther Carrigan, Texas A&M University, USA; Ana Ugaz, Texas A&M University, USA; Heather K. Moberly, Oklahoma State University, USA; Jessica Page, Ohio State University, USA; Kristine M. Alpi, North Carolina State University, USA; Carol Vreeland, North Carolina State University, USA -- Developing a library collection in bioinformatics : support for an evolving profession / Victoria Martin, George Mason University, USA -- Collection development for the college of engineering at Louisiana State University libraries : liaison responsibilities and duties / Alice L. Daugherty, Louisiana State University, USA; Will E. Hires, Louisiana State University, USA; Stephanie G. Braunstein, Louisiana State University, USA -- Issues in collection development planning : supporting the College of Health Sciences and Human Services and the School of Nursing at Murray State University / Julie Robinson, Murray State University, USA -- Building a transsystemic law library collection / Maryvon CoÌ<U+0082>teÌ<U+0081>, McGill University, Canada -- Something for everyone : the anatomy update project at UNC Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library / Susan Swogger, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA -- Collaborating with faculty to weed an entire science and engineering book collection / Scott Juskiewicz, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, USA; Betsy Harper Garlish, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, USA -- Collection development in nursing : weeding for collection strength / Michelle Price, St. John Fisher College, USA -- Collection development in architecture : a view from the field / Barbara Opar, Syracuse University, USA -- Academic curriculum collections in North America : a comparative survey / Sara Holder, McGill University, Canada.

"This book addresses the challenging task of collection development in modern academic libraries and contains practical advice and innovative strategies for current collection development librarians and future librarians seeking guidance in this complex position"--Provided by publisher.