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ACQUISITIONS AND
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Library Information and
Resource Sharing
Transforming Services and Collections
BETH POSNER, EDITOR
“ resource sharing, this work will most benefit ILL [interlibrary loan]
A solid foundation for those learning about and seeking to improve
specialists and emerging librarians. ”
—Library Journal, May 9, 2017
In today’s libraries, ILL specialists are facilitating service that goes far beyond traditional
November 2016, 174pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 borrowing and lending. Recent innovations in interlibrary loan and library resource-sharing
Print: 978-1-4408-4968-8 practices have advanced the information-sharing mission of libraries—a sea change that
$55.00, £43.00, €50.00 affects and benefits all library operations and staff. This book explores the far-reaching
eBook: 978-1-4408-4969-5
significance of these innovations in ILL for other areas of library activity, from acquisitions
and collection development to reference and instruction to circulation and e-resource
management and beyond.
Readers will understand that as valuable as traditional ILL remains, ILL librarians are also
well-placed to do much more. For example, ILL staff can inform acquisitions and collection
development decisions with request data; demonstrate the need to maintain and preserve
the long tail of print; advocate for the fair use of copyrighted print material and license
terms that safeguard library information sharing in the digital environment; nurture
consortial relationships and international cooperation between libraries; and promote the
discovery of information, all of which can help librarians meet the information needs of
their communities.
Rethinking Collection
Development and Management
BECKY ALBITZ, CHRISTINE AVERY, AND DIANE ZABEL, EDITORS
“ recommended. ”
Out of the few collection development texts available, this book is highly
—Journal of Academic Librarianship, December 2, 2014
Rethinking Collection Development and Management adds a new and important
perspective to the literature on collection development and management for 21st-century
library professionals. The work reveals how dramatically collection development is
changing, and has already changed; supplies practical suggestions on how librarians might
February 2014, 394pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 respond to these advancements; and reflects on what librarians can expect in the future.
Print: 978-1-61069-305-9 This volume is a perfect complement for textbooks that take a more traditional approach,
$60.00, £47.00, €55.00 offering a broad, forward-thinking perspective that will benefit students in graduate LIS
eBook: 978-1-61069-306-6
programs and guide practitioners, collection development officers, and directors in public
and academic libraries. A chapter on collection development and management in the
MLIS curriculum makes this volume especially pertinent to library and information science
educators.
FEATURES
• Provides an up-to-date professional guide that complements traditional collection
management texts
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