Making a Collection Count
A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management

Shows librarians how to make the most of their library collection budget

Holly Hibner (Author), Mary Kelly (Author)

9780443153655, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 1 February 2023

180 pages
27 x 18 x 1.3 cm, 1 kg

Making a Collection Count, A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management, Third Edition is unique in its focus on collection quality, including topics on making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collection use. Beyond collection development, this title looks at the entire lifecycle of the collection and those with responsibilities at each step.

1. Collection Statements and Policies 2. Life Cycle of a Collection 3. Collection Metrics 4. Physical inventory 5. Statistics 6. Weeding 7. Collection Organization 8. Collection Budgets 9. Everything is Connected

Subject Areas: Library & information services [GLM], Library, archive & information management [GLC], Library & information sciences [GL]