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Collection Management Basics

by Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro

A practical overview of library collection management

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A practical overview of library collection management

This eighth edition maps collection management across the full cycle, from selecting resources to deselection and preservation. Alongside core process topics, it addresses intellectual freedom, legal issues, and collaborative development. Its scope also includes newer areas such as AI, open access, digital preservation, local history, creation spaces, and libraries of things, connecting collection work with the changing forms and needs of library resources. Expert-informed sidebars offer practical examples and resources, making the book both a broad introduction to the field and a reference for day-to-day collection responsibilities.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students in library and information science programs seeking an introduction to collection development.
  • Library workers responsible for selecting, maintaining, or preserving collections.
  • Professionals interested in topics such as digital preservation, open access, or collaborative collection development.

Themes

Library collection development and managementSelection, deselection, and preservationIntellectual freedom and legal issuesDigital and collaborative collection practices

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Book overview

This eighth edition offers students and working professionals the tools to manage the complex process of creating appropriate collections of resources for all types of libraries.

Managing collections in today's environment is a challenging process. This eighth edition of the classic text on collection management covers all aspects of the management cycle from selection through deselection and preservation. The text also includes discussions of intellectual freedom, legal issues in collection development, and collaborative collection development. Timely topics such as diversity, open access, AI, digital preservation, local history, creation spaces, and "libraries of things" bring this comprehensive overview up to date. Engagingly written and easy to understand, chapters rely on feedback from experts working in the field and include many sidebars with practical examples and resources. Designed primarily for students in LIS programs, the text is also a valuable resource for all library workers responsible for collection management.

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