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.
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Table of Contents
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
Appendix
A. Public Library Collection Management Policy
B. Academic Library Collection Management Policy
