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ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

Floating Collections Collection Handbook for Asian

A Collection Development Management Basics Studies Specialists
Model for Long-Term Sixth Edition A Guide to Research
Success G. EDWARD EVANS AND Materials and Collection
MARGARET ZARNOSKY SAPONARO
WENDY K. BARTLETT Building Tools
NORIKO ASATO, EDITOR

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“ tackles a challenging decision
This is a superb guide that
” to-date textbook for library makes this handbook stand
facing libraries. “ Recommended as an up- “ The variety of resources
—Public Libraries, January 1, 2015 and information science out as a significant resource for
“ on how to float and live to tell courses in both graduate and Asian Studies specialists. ”
Bartlett has written the guide
undergraduate programs as
—Reference Reviews, June 9, 2015
” within libraries. ” An indispensable tool for librarians who
the tale. well as for training purposes
—Library Resources and Technical —ARBA, January 1, 2013 do reference or collection management,
Services, February 1, 2016 this work is a pioneering offering of
Now thoroughly revised for today’s
This easy-to-use, comprehensive guide expertly selected print and electronic
shows how to establish a floating 21st-century library environment, reference tools for East Asian Studies
collection in any library—regardless of this title provides a complete update (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean).
type or size. of the classic Developing Library and FEATURES
Information Center Collections—
FEATURES the standard text and authority on • Represents the first work to include
• Presents best practices from libraries collection development for all types Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
in the United States and Canada of libraries and library school students materials in one volume
• Synthesizes all relevant background since 1979. • Incorporates critical information on
material, history, and reasons other subscription-based and open-source
systems have decided to float, FEATURES electronic reference tools
enabling the prospective floater to • Created under the guidance of an • Written by noted leading experts in
make the best decision for his or her advisory board consisting of members Asian Studies librarianship
library who represented academic, public, • Supplies materials in English and
• Contains chapters on conquering and school librarianship, and who vernacular Asian languages
major stumbling blocks, predicting have all taught librarianship courses • Includes multilingual titles but
success with concrete numbers and during their careers provides references and citations in
other simple-to-use methods • Represents a must-have book for English
library school students and others
new to collection management
responsibilities
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