Making a Collection Count: A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

Hibner, Holly; Kelly, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443153655 ISBN 13: 9780443153655

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Making a Collection Count, A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management, Third Edition is unique in its focus on collection quality, including topics on making the most of a library collection budget, performing physical inventory, and gathering/using data and statistics about collection use. Beyond collection development, this title looks at the entire lifecycle of the collection and those with responsibilities at each step.

• Takes on new topics important in collection management such as expanded sections on inclusion, diversity, equity and access.
• Covers world events such as the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, as well as new technology-based collections and streaming services available in libraries and how they have changed the way we approach collection development
• Includes a new chapter on library budgets

About this title

About the Authors

Holly Hibner received an MLIS from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1999. She is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Plymouth District Library in Plymouth, Michigan.

Mary Kelly received an MLIS from Wayne State University in 2002, and also has an MBA from Wayne State. Mary is an Adult Services Librarian at the Plymouth District Library.

From the Back Cover

Making a Collection Count, 3e

A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management

The third edition of Making a Collection Count: A Holistic Approach to Library Collection Management offers practical applications for collection librarians and managers who are practitioners in the field. It is more than just a theoretical discussion of collection quality and collection management because useful, realistic advice is offered.

This book has broad appeal to various library types: public, academic, school, and special. The works cited encompass libraries of all types from around the world. This book is also an approachable size that busy practitioners can find time and inspiration to read. As working librarians, we understand that self-guided professional development, such as reading books like these, can be daunting and set aside as lower priority. A smaller, more approachable writing style such as ours makes it a much more manageable endeavor.

Key features:

• The third edition of Making a Collection Count takes on new topics important in collection management, such as expanded sections on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.
• Many of the works cited have been updated to newer publications. World events such as the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 (and ongoing), as well as new technology-based collections and streaming services available in libraries, have changed the way we approach collection development. Those issues have been explored in this new edition.
• Chapters have been expanded and rearranged, with a new chapter on library budgets.

Holly Hibner is the Adult Services Coordinator at the Plymouth District Library in Plymouth, Michigan. She received an MLIS from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan in 1999.

Mary Kelly is the Electronic Services and Emerging Technologies Librarian at the Plymouth District Library. She received an MLIS from Wayne State University in 2002 and also has an MBA from Wayne State.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443153655
• ISBN 13: 9780443153655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 180