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Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican Library Association
ISBN-100838911927
ISBN-139780838911921
eBay Product ID (ePID)202490129
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCustomer-Based Collection Development : an Overview
SubjectLibrary & Information Science / General, Library & Information Science / Archives & Special Libraries, Library & Information Science / Collection Development
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorKarl Bridges
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-023029
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal025.2/1
SynopsisThe traditional "top down" approach to collection development definitely has its drawbacks: even after spending a good deal of time, energy, and resources, librarians are sometimes frustrated to find that their library's collection is not being used as they anticipated. But there's another strategy that's gaining momentum., The traditional "top down" approach to collection development definitely has its drawbacks: even after spending a good deal of time, energy, and resources, librarians are sometimes frustrated to find that their library's collection is not being used as they anticipated. But there's another strategy that's gaining momentum. This book gathers together the best practitioners in the emerging field of customer-based collection development, whose goal is to find out what library users need and want and manage collections accordingly. Speaking from firsthand experience, professionals from a variety of academic and public libraries Offer strategies for planning and implementing a customer-based collection program Summarize its potential impact on a library's budget Discuss cataloging implications, and other day-to-day operational issues Present guidelines for evaluating and marketing Customer-based collection development is one way for libraries to navigate the rapid changes in what users expect of libraries, and this new anthology is an important guide to this approach., This traditional "tod down" approach to collection development definitely has its drawbacks; even after spending a good deal of time, energy, and resources, librarians are sometimes frustrated to find that their library's collection is not being used as they anticipated. Bur there'a another strategy that's gaining momentum. This book gathers together the best practitioners in the emerging field of customer-based=collection developmemt, whose goal is to find out what library users need and want and manage collections accordingly. Speaking from firsthand experience, professionals from a variety of academic and public libraries *Offer strategies for planning and implementing a customer-based collection program *Summarize its potential impact on a library's budget *Discuss cataloging implications, and other day-to-day operational issues *Present guidelines for evaluating and marketing Customer-based collection development is one way for libraries to navigate the rapid changes in what users expect of libraries, and this new anthology is an important guide to this approach.
LC Classification NumberZ689.C87 2014
