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| Language: | en |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED438816 |
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- Developing Library and Information Center Collections. Fourth Edition. Library and Information Science Text Series. Evans, G. Edward Audiovisual Aids Censorship Electronic Publishing Government Publications Information Centers Information Needs Intellectual Freedom Legal Responsibility Libraries Library Acquisition Library Collection Development Library Collections Library Cooperation Library Education Library Material Selection Library Policy Library Science Needs Assessment Publishing Industry Serials Shared Library Resources Textbooks Vendors This fourth edition of the standard work on library centers addresses the challenges of electronic publishing, and puts issues of collection development into perspective. It provides students and practitioners with a broad understanding of the collection development process. Each chapter has been expanded and updated. The chapters are: (1) Information Age--Information Society; (2) Information Needs Assessment; (3) Collection Development Policies; (4) Selection Process in Practice; (5) Producers of Information Materials; (6) Print-Based Serials; (7) Electronic Serials; (8) Other Electronic Materials; (9) Government Information; (10) Audiovisual Materials; (11) Acquisitions; (12) Distributors and Vendors; (13) Fiscal Management; (14) Deselection; (15) Evaluation; (16) Cooperative Collection Development and Resource Sharing; (17) Protecting the Collection; (18) Legal Issues; and (19) Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Collection Development. An epilogue considers the future of collection development. Each chapter includes lists of further reading. Includes an index. (MES)