Making a collection count a holistic approach to library collection management - Hibner, Holly; Kelly, Mary (Oxford Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Woodhead Pub., 2013)
Machine generated contents note: Life cycle of a collection. Collection management policies -- Selection -- Purchasing/acquisitions -- Processing and cataloging -- Shelving -- Use -- Repair and maintenance -- Check-in -- Weeding -- Conclusion -- Understanding your workflow. Selection -- Purchasing/acquisitions -- Processing -- Shelving -- Circulation -- Weeding -- Workflow analysis improves efficiency -- The critical questions -- Collection metrics. The circulation metric -- Other collection metrics -- Collection audit -- Statistical sample -- Conclusion -- Physical inventory. Making physical inventory a regular practice -- Developing a plan -- Shelf list -- What you will discover -- ILS features for inventory -- Statistics. Collection use -- Collection age -- Collection turnover -- Putting it together -- Creating collection objectives and benchmarks. Vision statements and mission statements -- Collection management policies -- Collection objectives -- Creating benchmarks -- Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance -- Collection organization. Physical space -- Classification systems -- Ergonomics -- Signage -- Displays -- Conclusion -- Collection budgets. Vendors -- Alternative funding sources -- Formats -- Sharing -- Collection philosophy -- Everything is connected. Holistic library service -- How staff impact collections in a holistic library -- How staff impact the facility -- How staff impact technology -- Connections to other library services -- Evaluating library services holistically -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Public library collection management policy -- Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.
Keywords: Collection management (Libraries)