Author : Becca Brody
Release : 2020
Genre : Collection management (Libraries)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 657/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sudden Position Guide to Collection Management by : Becca Brody
Download or read book Sudden Position Guide to Collection Management written by Becca Brody. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While the terms "collection management" and "collection development" are used interchangeably by many people in the library profession, collection management can be seen as a somewhat broader term, encompassing maintenance of the physical collection, usage assessment, and policy development, as well as preservation and storage activities, planning for space reclamation, and the execution of other collections-focused projects within the library. While collection development and acquisitions can be seen as part of the collection management process, the Sudden Position Guide to Collection Management focuses on aspects of collection management that do not deal directly with the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the collection. Instead, the focus will be on how to manage physical and digital items that are already a part of the library's holdings"--