Moving Library Collections : A Management Handbook

Elizabeth Habich

ISBN 10: 1591586704 / ISBN 13: 9781591586708

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2009

About this Item

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The new edition of the guide to the complex options, techniques, and details needed to successfully carry out a library collection move.Published over a decade ago, the first edition of Moving Library Collections was hailed as invaluable and long overdue by, among others, Booklist, Library Talk, and College and Research Libraries. Now, this must-have resource returns in a fully updated new edition, to help today's librarians think through the issues, explore the options, and avoid the pitfalls of orchestrating a library move.Again based on data from over 100 library moves, Moving Library Collections: A Management Handbook, Second Edition is written from the perspective of today's library, with added guidance for dealing with larger holdings of electronic resources, as well as space limitations in storage and on the shelves. There is also updated coverage of average book widths, using project management software, and moving archival materials, as well as special guidelines for small libraries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moving Library Collections : A Management Handbook
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591586704
• ISBN 13: 9781591586708
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 23D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 641 grams

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Synopsis

The new edition of the guide to the complex options, techniques, and details needed to successfully carry out a library collection move.

Published over a decade ago, the first edition of Moving Library Collections was hailed as invaluable and long overdue by, among others, Booklist, Library Talk, and College and Research Libraries. Now, this must-have resource returns in a fully updated new edition, to help today's librarians think through the issues, explore the options, and avoid the pitfalls of orchestrating a library move.

Again based on data from over 100 library moves, Moving Library Collections: A Management Handbook, Second Edition is written from the perspective of today's library, with added guidance for dealing with larger holdings of electronic resources, as well as space limitations in storage and on the shelves. There is also updated coverage of average book widths, using project management software, and moving archival materials, as well as special guidelines for small libraries.

About the Author

ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN HABICH is Administrative Services Officer, Northeastern University Libraries.