Acquisitions | Collection Management
LIS students and practitioners alike will find this top-to-bottom guide to collection development and management a must-have resource at every stage of their career.
”Certainly a timely publication as our profession strives to address the troubling issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the environments in which we work ... Hughes-Hassell writes clearly and persuasively."
— Technicalities
Using a holistic approach, this volume walks readers through the steps of integrating OA resources into library collections and supporting OA initiatives irrespective of budget, institution type, collection size, and staffing.
"The more I read of the interviews in the new edition, the more I was convinced that including them was a very smart choice. As with the first edition, Vnuk’s original material is still informative and easy to read, well-researched, and presented in a scholarly yet engaging voice. However, by including other librarians’ words and voices, she is able to introduce ideas without requiring a lengthy setup. I enjoyed the exposure to a range of experiences and to different ways of seeing and talking about the work ... [This book] remains informative, engaging, and an excellent resource."
— Technicalities
"The newly included interviews provide humor and real-life solutions to likely challenges ... Public librarians new to this activity will especially appreciate this work."
— Choice
"The book is written in a comprehensible style that is engaging, entertaining, and informative. Vnuk shares weeding experiences that include success stories, humorous weeding fails, and how to handle various situations that arise during weeding. One of the gems of this book is the support and reassurance the author offers throughout the text. Vnuk acknowledges the hesitations that library staff may have in different scenarios of weeding and suggests applicable strategies for working through these hesitations that will result in reassurance for library staff as they make decisions regarding weeding."
— Journal of Education for Library & Information Science
"Considering how many materials and formats can fall under the rubric of 'special collections,' it seems like a daunting endeavor to compile a single handbook which covers all their management and care, but Alison Cullingford has done so with great finesse."
— Library Resources & Technical Services
"Thoroughly researched ... Highly recommended."
— Technical Services Quarterly
Understand how to utilize the technical services workflow to process and showcase this unique material.
Helping staff build their own project management toolkit, this book will allow readers to pick and choose which practices work best for their own situation.
"A must-have resource for all librarians who are actively engaged in collections management.”
— Technical Services Quarterly
"Packed full of useful tips, knowledge, and guidance ... An essential resource for any academic or public services librarian."
— ARBA
"Well-researched and written."
— Library Journal
"Highly informative for those who need clear guidance on deselection criteria and how to plan for potential collaborations to manage shared print [collections]."
— Technical Services Quarterly
"This volume will be useful as both an introduction for libraries starting a zine collection and for those with zine experience."
— Choice
