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- ISBN 9798216170297
- Weight: 2560g
- Dimensions: 182 x 256mm
- Publication Date: 04 Sep 2025
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro, MLS, is Director of Collection Development Strategies at the University of Maryland Libraries (UMD), USA.
John Novak, MLIS, serves as Associate Dean for Technical Services and Budget at Fairfield University, USA.
G. Edward Evans, PhD, is a retired award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar.
