"Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, American Library Association." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Collaboration : the master key to unlocking twenty-first-century library collections / Karla L. Strieb -- Sustainable governance and business models for shared print collections / Lizanne Payne -- Scarce and endangered works : using network-level holdings data in preservation decision-making and stewardship of the printed record / Jacob Nadal, Annie Peterson, and Dawn Aveline -- Creating a regional print serial program / Rebecca Crist -- Exploring collaborative stewardship of government information in the southeast : the ASERL Collaborative Federal Depository Program / Cheryle Cole-Bennett, Sandra McAninch, and Heath C. Martin -- Maine Shared Collections Strategy : a statewide approach to shared print collections / Matthew Revitt -- Cooperative collection development : the Manhattan Research Library Initiative, electronic books, and the scholarly monograph at risk / Angela Carreno and William Maltarich -- Mile high cooperation : demand-driven acquisition in the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries / Michael Levine-Clark, Allison V. Level, Joan G. Lamborn, and George Machovec -- Give them what they need : rethinking management, aggregation, and access for digital collections at the University of California / Sherri Berger and Catherine Mitchell -- Risk, value, responsibility, and the collective collection / John McDonald and Robert H. Kieft.
Summary:
Library collections are developed to meet the users' information needs. Changes in technology and user expectations have impacted collection development methods. The essays in this collection cover an array of formats and content. You need to develop new strategies for evaluating, selecting, and managing access to information-- and this book is a good place to start.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.