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1. Using batchloading to improve access to electronic and microform collections

Author

Mugridge, Rebecca L. and Edmunds, Jeff

Subjects
The Pennsylvania State University -- Information management, Cataloging -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Business, Library and information science, Company systems management, Information management, Methods
Abstract

Batchloading bibliographic records into the catalog, as a rapid and cost-effective means of providing access to electronic and microform collections, has become in recent years a significant workflow for many [...]

Published
2009

2. Artifacts from the 20th century: historic pop culture items are locked in corporate vaults. How can we preserve them for future generations?

Author

Cunniffe, Charlene

Subjects
Special libraries -- Information management -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Business, Library and information science, Company systems management, Information management, Methods
Abstract

An interview with Bill Ivey Bill Ivey, a keynote speaker at SLA's 2004 Annual Conference in Nashville, is the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Visiting Scholar and director of the Curb Center [...]

Published
2004

3. Beyond superheroes: comics get serious

Author

Weiner, Stephen

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Graphic novels -- Supply and demand -- Forecasts and trends -- Authorship -- Collections and collecting, Library and information science, Market trend/market analysis, Collections and collecting, Authorship, Methods, Supply and demand, Forecasts and trends
Abstract

IN 1986, GRAPHIC NOVELS appeared to be ready to break into the mainstream. That year, Pantheon released Art Spiegelman's Maus, a holocaust survival story, and DC Comics published Watchmen and [...]

Published
2002

4. All creatures great and small. (Collection development: animal rights)

Author

Kistler, John M.

Subjects
Acquisitions (Libraries) -- Purchasing -- Methods, Literature -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Animal rights movement -- Methods, Animal rights -- Methods, Libraries -- Methods, Library and information science, Purchasing, Methods
Abstract

IN GENESIS 1:28, God granted mankind 'dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth' [...]

Published
2001

5. Guidelines for the development and promotion of multilingual collections and services

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Reference services (Libraries) -- Management -- Methods, Business, Library and information science, Company business management, Management, Methods
Abstract

1.0 INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the United States has been a country that attracts large numbers of immigrants from all over the globe. While some libraries have established collections and programs to [...]

Published
2007

6. RASD guidelines for liaison work

Subjects
Public libraries -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Library and information science, Company acquisition/merger, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Methods
Abstract

Prepared by the Liaison with Users Committee, Collection Development and Evaluation Section, Reference and Adult Services Division, American Library Association. Reviewed by the ALA Standards Committee and approved by the [...]

Published
1992

7. Reference collection development in the occult

Author

Stein, Gordon

Subjects
University and college libraries -- Collections and collecting -- Methods, Occultism -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Libraries -- Methods, Library and information science, Collections and collecting, Methods
Abstract

REFERENCE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN THE OCCULT The occult will be defined as covering all areas apart from conventional religious beliefs that are beyond the scope of plain understanding and are [...]

Published
1991

8. To the teen core: a librarian advocates building collections that serve YA readers. (Up for Discussion)

Author

Jones, Patrick

Subjects
Young adult services librarians -- Management -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Librarians -- Practice -- Methods, Education, Library and information science, Publishing industry, Company business management, Practice, Management, Methods
Abstract

THE END OF ONE YEAR AND THE START OF ANOTHER BRINGS THE USUAL onslaught of lists. ALA committees produce a lot of them naming the best, notable, and award-winning titles. [...]

Published
2003

9. Collection Development Concerns

Author

Yucht, Alice H.

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Education -- Management -- United States, Libraries and education -- Management -- Methods, Libraries -- Management -- Methods, Education, Library and information science, Company business management, Management, Methods
Abstract

As budgets shrink, costs increase and formats proliferate, it becomes increasingly imperative that we can justify every purchase order and discard decision. How we choose what to buy and what [...]

Published
2000

10. Allergies and Asthma: Nothing To Sneeze At!

Author

Dudden, Rosalind F.

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Information services industry -- Methods, Allergic reaction -- Methods, Information services -- Methods, Allergy -- Methods, Asthma -- Methods, Library and information science, Information services industry, Methods
Abstract

AN EPIDEMIC has struck the United States in recent years, affecting adults and children and crossing racial and economic lines, with a disproportional impact on the inner-city poor. The disease? [...]

Published
2000

11. Hunting and Fishing for the Best Resources

Author

Rees, Frank

Subjects
Bibliography -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Information services industry -- Methods, Fishing -- Methods, Information services -- Methods, Hunting -- Methods, Libraries -- Methods, Library and information science, Information services industry, Methods
Abstract

HUNTING AND FISHING REMAIN hugely popular activities in the United States, attracting participants of every age; according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at least 65 million anglers and [...]

Published
1999

12. The ultimate librarian cheat sheets: Wilson's Core collections are more valuable than ever

Author

Brisco, Shonda

Subjects
H.W. Wilson Co. -- Services, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Publishing industry -- Services, School libraries -- Collections and collecting -- Services -- Methods, Education, Library and information science, Publishing industry, Collections and collecting, Services, Methods
Abstract

Are you searching for ways to make sure your library collection is full of the best resources for your students? One of the easiest and probably best ways is to [...]

Published
2008

13. Options for the e-reference collection

Author

Polanka, Sue

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias -- Evaluation, Online databases -- Evaluation, Business, Publishing industry, Online database, Electronic reference, Evaluation, Methods
Abstract

Last year, we looked at 5 options for the e-reference collection for the academic and large public library market: ABC-CLIO's History Reference Online, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Greenwood Digital Collection, [...]

Published
2007

14. Building a board book collection

Author

Odean, Kathleen

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Baby books -- Collections and collecting -- Methods, Business, Publishing industry, Collections and collecting, Methods
Abstract

The trickle of board books that started two decades ago has turned into a bewildering flood. Although a handful of the new titles use the format to its best advantage--as [...]

Published
2004

15. The role of subject specialists in reference collection development

Author

Stebelman, Scott

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Reference services (Libraries) -- Management -- Methods, Library and information science, Company business management, Management, Methods
Abstract

The Role of Subject Specialists in Reference Collection Development Libraries in Great Britain, Germany, and the United States have used subject specialists for a variety of functions. Some of these [...]

Published
1989

16. The art of reference collection development

Author

Hattendorf, Lynn C.

Subjects
Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Reference services (Libraries) -- Management -- Methods, Library and information science, Company business management, Management, Methods
Abstract

The Art of Reference Collection Development Although the first contact patrons have with libraries is often with reference librarians and the libraries' collections, historically, reference collection development has been largely [...]

Published
1989

17. Ebooks on a shoestring: two Illinois library directors, Nancy Gillfillan and Penny O'Rourke, show it's possible to deliver ebooks even in small, poorly funded libraries

Author

Gillfillan, Nancy and O'Rourke, Penny

Subjects
E-books -- Collections and collecting -- Methods, Collection development (Libraries) -- Methods, Libraries -- Management -- Finance -- Collections and collecting -- Methods, Library and information science, Company business management, Company financing, Electronic book, Collections and collecting, Management, Finance, Methods
Abstract

Running into the local librarian at her workout center, a library patron asked how to renew the ebooks she'd borrowed. Soon, the two women found themselves explaining the benefits of [...]

Published
2006

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