Developing Library And Information Center Collections

by Evans, G. Edward

• ISBN13: 9781591582182
• ISBN10: 1591582180
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: ABC CLIO LTD

Summary

This latest edition continues to cover all phases of collection development--from needs assessment, policies, and the selection process (theory and practice), to publishers, serials, protection, legal issues, censorship, and intellectual freedom. Each chapter has been extensively revised to reflect changing practices, policies, and technologies and, in some cases, completely rewritten. A new addition is a CD containing supplementary material; a companion Web site () will also be maintained to ensure URLs referenced throughout the text are kept up to date.

Author Biography

Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro is Manager of Staff Learning and Development, University of Maryland Libraries, College Park.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xv
Preface to the Fourth Edition	xvii
Preface to the Fifth Edition	xix
Information Age---Information Society	1	(19)
What Is a Book?	2	(1)
Libraries, Collections, and the Virtual World	3	(3)
Concepts and Terms	6	(5)
Collection Development and the Community	11	(2)
Collection Development and Institutional Environments	13	(3)
Summary	16	(1)
Notes	16	(1)
Further Reading	17	(3)
Information Needs Assessment	20	(29)
Conceptual Background	21	(4)
Practical Aspects	25	(4)
Assessment and Marketing	27	(2)
Elements of the Study	29	(17)
Who Will Do the Study?	30	(1)
What Will Be Studied?	31	(3)
How and Where Is Data Collected?	34	(1)
Key Informant	35	(1)
Community Forum	35	(1)
Social Indicators	36	(1)
Field Surveys	37	(3)
How Is Data to Be Interpreted?	40	(2)
Type of Library	42	(1)
Public Libraries	43	(1)
Academic Libraries	43	(1)
School Library Media Centers	44	(1)
Special Libraries/Information Centers	44	(2)
Summary	46	(1)
Notes	46	(1)
Selected Websites	47	(1)
Further Reading	48	(1)
Collection Development Policies	49	(20)
What Are Collection Development Policies?	50	(2)
Why Have a Collection Development Policy?	50	(1)
Arguments Against Writing a Collection Development Policy	51	(1)
Uses of a Collection Development Policy	52	(1)
Elements of a Collection Development Policy	53	(12)
Element One: Overview	54	(2)
Element Two: Details of Subject Areas and Formats Collected	56	(4)
Who Shall Select?	60	(1)
How Shall They Select?	60	(1)
Element Three: Miscellaneous Issues	61	(1)
Gifts	61	(1)
Deselection and Discards	62	(1)
Evaluation	63	(1)
Complaints and Censorship	63	(1)
Electronic Resources	64	(1)
Getting the Policy Approved	65	(1)
Summary	66	(1)
Notes	66	(1)
Further Reading	67	(2)
Selection Process in Practice	69	(30)
What Happens in Selection	69	(2)
Selection Concepts and Terms	70	(1)
Variations in Selection	71	(11)
Academic Libraries	71	(1)
Community or Junior Colleges	71	(1)
College Libraries	72	(2)
University Libraries	74	(1)
Public Libraries	75	(3)
School Library Media Centers	78	(2)
Special Libraries and Information Centers	80	(2)
Selection Aids	82	(12)
Current Sources for In-Print Books	84	(2)
Catalogs, Flyers, and Announcements	86	(1)
Current Review Sources	87	(4)
Bibliographic Databases	91	(1)
Best Books, Recommended Lists, and Core Collections	91	(1)
Subject Bibliographies	92	(1)
Using Citation Information for Selection	92	(1)
Selection in Action	93	(1)
Summary	94	(1)
Notes	95	(1)
Further Reading	96	(3)
Producers of Information Materials	99	(21)
What Is Publishing?	101	(1)
How Publishing Works	102	(2)
Types of Publishers	104	(7)
Functional Areas of Publishing	111	(5)
Producers' Problems and Collection Development	116	(1)
Summary	117	(1)
Notes	117	(1)
Further Reading	118	(2)
Serials---Print and Electronic	120	(33)
What Is a Serial?	121	(3)
Selection of Serials	124	(3)
Special E-Serial Selection Issues	127	(3)
Selection Models	130	(2)
Identifying Serials	132	(2)
Acquisitions/Serial Vendors	134	(5)
Advantages of Vendors	137	(2)
Administration/Handling of Serials	139	(3)
Preserving the Investment	142	(1)
Deselection	143	(1)
Issues and Concerns	144	(1)
Cooperation in Serials Work	145	(1)
Summary	146	(1)
Notes	146	(2)
Selected Websites and Discussion Lists	148	(2)
Further Reading	150	(3)
Other Electronic Materials	153	(27)
Background and Needs Assessment	154	(2)
Issues in Electronic Collection Building	156	(2)
Types of Electronic Materials	158	(5)
Full Text	158	(2)
Music	160	(1)
Numeric Databases	160	(1)
``Traditional'' Reference Materials	161	(1)
Software	161	(1)
Institutional Repositories	161	(2)
Selection Issues	163	(10)
Content	163	(2)
Access	165	(1)
Support	166	(2)
Cost	168	(2)
Other Issues	170	(3)
Collection Development and the Web	173	(2)
Summary	175	(1)
Notes	176	(1)
Selected Websites	177	(1)
Further Reading	177	(3)
Government Information	180	(22)
Background	182	(2)
Handling Government Information Resources	184	(1)
Types of Documents	185	(7)
U.S. Federal Documents	185	(3)
State and Local Governments	188	(1)
Local Government Publications	189	(1)
Foreign and International Documents	190	(2)
The GPO and Sale of Government Publications	192	(1)
Public Access and the Federal Depository Library Program	193	(4)
Summary	197	(1)
Notes	197	(2)
Selected Websites and Discussion Lists	199	(1)
Further Reading	200	(2)
Audiovisual Materials	202	(27)
Why Audiovisual Collections?	202	(2)
Goals of Media Service	204	(1)
Media Formats	204	(1)
General Evaluation Criteria	205	(3)
Programming Factors	206	(1)
Content Factors	206	(1)
Technical Factors	207	(1)
Format Factors	208	(1)
Additional Considerations	208	(1)
Audio Recordings: Discs and Tapes	208	(5)
Film and Video	213	(5)
Video Recordings	213	(4)
DVDs	217	(1)
Microforms	218	(2)
Still Pictures (Slides and Other Graphic Material)	220	(3)
Slides	220	(1)
Maps	221	(2)
Previewing	223	(1)
Additional Selection Aids	223	(1)
Ordering Media	224	(2)
Summary	226	(1)
Notes	226	(1)
Selected Websites	227	(1)
Further Reading	228	(1)
Acquisitions	229	(19)
Changing Environment of Acquisitions Work	230	(2)
Staffing	232	(3)
Acquisitions Processing	235	(6)
Request Processing	236	(1)
Preorder Work	237	(2)
Ordering	239	(2)
Order Placement and Receiving	241	(1)
Gifts and Deposits	242	(2)
Future Developments	244	(1)
Summary	244	(1)
Notes	244	(1)
Selected Websites and Discussion Lists	245	(1)
Further Reading	246	(2)
Distributors and Vendors	248	(29)
Jobbers and Wholesalers	249	(15)
What Can Jobbers Do?	250	(4)
Vendor-Added Services	254	(1)
What Should Jobbers and Librarians Expect from Each Other?	255	(4)
What Do Libraries Expect from Jobbers?	259	(1)
What Do Jobbers Expect from Libraries?	259	(1)
Vendor Evaluation	259	(5)
Retail Outlets	264	(9)
How Do New Bookstores Operate?	264	(3)
Out-of-Print, Antiquarian, and Rare Book Dealers	267	(6)
Summary	273	(1)
Notes	273	(1)
Selected Websites	274	(1)
Further Reading	275	(2)
Fiscal Management	277	(18)
Problems in Fiscal Management	278	(1)
Library Fund Accounting	279	(1)
Estimating Costs	280	(2)
Allocation of Monies	282	(7)
Encumbering	289	(2)
Audits	291	(1)
Summary	292	(1)
Notes	292	(1)
Selected Websites	292	(1)
Further Reading	293	(2)
Deselection	295	(19)
What Is Deselection/Weeding?	296	(1)
Deselection by Type of Library	297	(4)
Public Libraries	297	(1)
Special Libraries	298	(1)
Academic Libraries	299	(1)
School Media Centers	300	(1)
Reasons for Deselecting	301	(1)
Barriers to Deselection	302	(2)
Deselection Criteria	304	(2)
Criteria for Deselection for Storage	306	(4)
Summary	310	(1)
Notes	310	(1)
Further Reading	311	(3)
Evaluation	314	(25)
Background	315	(4)
Internal Reasons	316	(1)
External Reasons	317	(1)
Collection-Centered	318	(1)
Use-Centered	318	(1)
Collection-Centered Methods	319	(7)
List Checking	319	(2)
Expert Opinion	321	(1)
Comparative Use Statistics	322	(1)
Collection Standards	323	(3)
Use-Centered Methods	326	(4)
Circulation Studies	326	(1)
User Perceptions	327	(1)
Use of Other Libraries (ILL Statistics)	328	(1)
Citation Studies	329	(1)
What Your ILS May Provide	330	(1)
Electronic Resources	331	(1)
Summary	332	(2)
Notes	334	(1)
Selected Websites	335	(1)
Further Reading	336	(3)
Resource Sharing	339	(18)
The Something-for-Nothing Syndrome	341	(1)
What Can Be Gained Through Cooperation?	342	(1)
Resource Sharing Issues	343	(3)
What to Avoid When Establishing a Resource-Sharing Program	346	(3)
Shared Purchases	349	(1)
Local and International Projects	349	(3)
Summary	352	(1)
Notes	352	(1)
Selected Websites	353	(1)
Further Reading	353	(4)
Protecting the Collection	357	(27)
Preservation	358	(8)
Proper Handling	358	(1)
Environmental Control	359	(3)
Security	362	(4)
Conservation	366	(5)
Options for Handling Brittle Materials	368	(3)
Nonpaper Preservation Issues	371	(2)
Cooperation	373	(2)
Insurance	375	(1)
Summary	376	(1)
Notes	377	(2)
Selected Websites and Discussion Lists	379	(1)
Further Reading	380	(4)
Legal Issues	384	(26)
IRS Regulations	384	(1)
Valuing Gifts	385	(1)
Copyright	385	(4)
International Copyright Conventions	388	(1)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Earlier Copyright Laws	389	(9)
Works Protected by Copyright	390	(1)
Exclusive Rights of Copyright Owners	391	(1)
Fair Use	391	(2)
Guidelines for Copying	393	(1)
Library Copying Authorized by Section 108	393	(1)
Possible Contractual Limitations on Section 108	394	(1)
Single Copy of Single Article or Small Excerpt	394	(1)
Copying for Interlibrary Loan	395	(1)
Coin-Operated Copying Machines	396	(1)
Library Copying Not Authorized by Section 108	396	(1)
Importation of Copies by Libraries	397	(1)
Infringement	397	(1)
DMCA and Technology Issues	397	(1)
The TEACH Act and Digital Rights Management	398	(1)
Enforcement	399	(1)
Contractual Compliance	400	(1)
Licensing Agreements	401	(1)
Public Lending Right	402	(2)
Summary	404	(1)
Notes	404	(1)
Selected Websites	405	(2)
Further Reading	407	(3)
Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Collection Development	410	(21)
Background	411	(5)
Examples of Censorship	416	(5)
Journals	416	(1)
Books	417	(1)
Music and Recordings	418	(1)
Games	418	(1)
Film and Video	419	(2)
What to Do Before and After the Censor Arrives	421	(2)
Filtering	423	(1)
Summary	424	(1)
Notes	424	(2)
Selected Websites	426	(1)
Further Reading	426	(5)
Index	431