The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources, 3rd Edition (Library Science Text Series)
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1563089807
ISBN 13
9781563089800
Category
Internet
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
383
Description
Updated to cover the latest opportunities and complexities posed by new technologies, this guide gives readers a comprehensive overview of the processes and procedures of developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. After describing the environment within which the collection exists, the authors present principles, techniques, and common practices of collection development. They discuss the issues that affect all collections, but must be resolved in accordance with the needs and goals of a particular collection, suggesting approaches to handling a wide range of situations and demands. Sources of support, including documents, agencies, associations, and Web sites, are also identified. In this edition, Van Orden and Bishop cover copyright (fair use) issues and Internet (acceptable use) policies in greater detail. They also address developing technologies (such as e-books, web sites and virtual libraries) in terms of their impact on information access, resource sharing, a - from Amzon
Number of Copies
2
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