Table Of Contents:

List of Illustrations xv
Preface to the Fourth Edition xvii
Preface to the Fifth Edition xix

Information Age---Information Society 1(19)

What Is a Book? 2(1)

Libraries, Collections, and the Virtual World 3(3)

Concepts and Terms 6(5)

Collection Development and the Community 11(2)

Collection Development and Institutional Environments 13(3)

Summary 16(1)

Notes 16(1)

Further Reading 17(3)

Information Needs Assessment 20(29)

Conceptual Background 21(4)

Practical Aspects 25(4)

Assessment and Marketing 27(2)

Elements of the Study 29(17)

Who Will Do the Study? 30(1)

What Will Be Studied? 31(3)

How and Where Is Data Collected? 34(1)

Key Informant 35(1)

Community Forum 35(1)

Social Indicators 36(1)

Field Surveys 37(3)

How Is Data to Be Interpreted? 40(2)

Type of Library 42(1)

Public Libraries 43(1)

Academic Libraries 43(1)

School Library Media Centers 44(1)

Special Libraries/Information Centers 44(2)

Summary 46(1)

Notes 46(1)

Selected Websites 47(1)

Further Reading 48(1)

Collection Development Policies 49(20)

What Are Collection Development Policies? 50(2)

Why Have a Collection Development Policy? 50(1)

Arguments Against Writing a Collection Development Policy 51(1)

Uses of a Collection Development Policy 52(1)

Elements of a Collection Development Policy 53(12)

Element One: Overview 54(2)

Element Two: Details of Subject Areas and Formats Collected 56(4)

Who Shall Select? 60(1)

How Shall They Select? 60(1)

Element Three: Miscellaneous Issues 61(1)

Gifts 61(1)

Deselection and Discards 62(1)

Evaluation 63(1)

Complaints and Censorship 63(1)

Electronic Resources 64(1)

Getting the Policy Approved 65(1)

Summary 66(1)

Notes 66(1)

Further Reading 67(2)

Selection Process in Practice 69(30)

What Happens in Selection 69(2)

Selection Concepts and Terms 70(1)

Variations in Selection 71(11)

Academic Libraries 71(1)

Community or Junior Colleges 71(1)

College Libraries 72(2)

University Libraries 74(1)

Public Libraries 75(3)

School Library Media Centers 78(2)

Special Libraries and Information Centers 80(2)

Selection Aids 82(12)

Current Sources for In-Print Books 84(2)

Catalogs, Flyers, and Announcements 86(1)

Current Review Sources 87(4)

Bibliographic Databases 91(1)

Best Books, Recommended Lists, and Core Collections 91(1)

Subject Bibliographies 92(1)

Using Citation Information for Selection 92(1)

Selection in Action 93(1)

Summary 94(1)

Notes 95(1)

Further Reading 96(3)

Producers of Information Materials 99(21)

What Is Publishing? 101(1)

How Publishing Works 102(2)

Types of Publishers 104(7)

Functional Areas of Publishing 111(5)

Producers' Problems and Collection Development 116(1)

Summary 117(1)

Notes 117(1)

Further Reading 118(2)

Serials---Print and Electronic 120(33)

What Is a Serial? 121(3)

Selection of Serials 124(3)

Special E-Serial Selection Issues 127(3)

Selection Models 130(2)

Identifying Serials 132(2)

Acquisitions/Serial Vendors 134(5)

Advantages of Vendors 137(2)

Administration/Handling of Serials 139(3)

Preserving the Investment 142(1)

Deselection 143(1)

Issues and Concerns 144(1)

Cooperation in Serials Work 145(1)

Summary 146(1)

Notes 146(2)

Selected Websites and Discussion Lists 148(2)

Further Reading 150(3)

Other Electronic Materials 153(27)

Background and Needs Assessment 154(2)

Issues in Electronic Collection Building 156(2)

Types of Electronic Materials 158(5)

Full Text 158(2)

Music 160(1)

Numeric Databases 160(1)

``Traditional'' Reference Materials 161(1)

Software 161(1)

Institutional Repositories 161(2)

Selection Issues 163(10)

Content 163(2)

Access 165(1)

Support 166(2)

Cost 168(2)

Other Issues 170(3)

Collection Development and the Web 173(2)

Summary 175(1)

Notes 176(1)

Selected Websites 177(1)

Further Reading 177(3)

Government Information 180(22)

Background 182(2)

Handling Government Information Resources 184(1)

Types of Documents 185(7)

U.S. Federal Documents 185(3)

State and Local Governments 188(1)

Local Government Publications 189(1)

Foreign and International Documents 190(2)

The GPO and Sale of Government Publications 192(1)

Public Access and the Federal Depository Library Program 193(4)

Summary 197(1)

Notes 197(2)

Selected Websites and Discussion Lists 199(1)

Further Reading 200(2)

Audiovisual Materials 202(27)

Why Audiovisual Collections? 202(2)

Goals of Media Service 204(1)

Media Formats 204(1)

General Evaluation Criteria 205(3)

Programming Factors 206(1)

Content Factors 206(1)

Technical Factors 207(1)

Format Factors 208(1)

Additional Considerations 208(1)

Audio Recordings: Discs and Tapes 208(5)

Film and Video 213(5)

Video Recordings 213(4)

DVDs 217(1)

Microforms 218(2)

Still Pictures (Slides and Other Graphic Material) 220(3)

Slides 220(1)

Maps 221(2)

Previewing 223(1)

Additional Selection Aids 223(1)

Ordering Media 224(2)

Summary 226(1)

Notes 226(1)

Selected Websites 227(1)

Further Reading 228(1)

Acquisitions 229(19)

Changing Environment of Acquisitions Work 230(2)

Staffing 232(3)

Acquisitions Processing 235(6)

Request Processing 236(1)

Preorder Work 237(2)

Ordering 239(2)

Order Placement and Receiving 241(1)

Gifts and Deposits 242(2)

Future Developments 244(1)

Summary 244(1)

Notes 244(1)

Selected Websites and Discussion Lists 245(1)

Further Reading 246(2)

Distributors and Vendors 248(29)

Jobbers and Wholesalers 249(15)

What Can Jobbers Do? 250(4)

Vendor-Added Services 254(1)

What Should Jobbers and Librarians Expect from Each Other? 255(4)

What Do Libraries Expect from Jobbers? 259(1)

What Do Jobbers Expect from Libraries? 259(1)

Vendor Evaluation 259(5)

Retail Outlets 264(9)

How Do New Bookstores Operate? 264(3)

Out-of-Print, Antiquarian, and Rare Book Dealers 267(6)

Summary 273(1)

Notes 273(1)

Selected Websites 274(1)

Further Reading 275(2)

Fiscal Management 277(18)

Problems in Fiscal Management 278(1)

Library Fund Accounting 279(1)

Estimating Costs 280(2)

Allocation of Monies 282(7)

Encumbering 289(2)

Audits 291(1)

Summary 292(1)

Notes 292(1)

Selected Websites 292(1)

Further Reading 293(2)

Deselection 295(19)

What Is Deselection/Weeding? 296(1)

Deselection by Type of Library 297(4)

Public Libraries 297(1)

Special Libraries 298(1)

Academic Libraries 299(1)

School Media Centers 300(1)

Reasons for Deselecting 301(1)

Barriers to Deselection 302(2)

Deselection Criteria 304(2)

Criteria for Deselection for Storage 306(4)

Summary 310(1)

Notes 310(1)

Further Reading 311(3)

Evaluation 314(25)

Background 315(4)

Internal Reasons 316(1)

External Reasons 317(1)

Collection-Centered 318(1)

Use-Centered 318(1)

Collection-Centered Methods 319(7)

List Checking 319(2)

Expert Opinion 321(1)

Comparative Use Statistics 322(1)

Collection Standards 323(3)

Use-Centered Methods 326(4)

Circulation Studies 326(1)

User Perceptions 327(1)

Use of Other Libraries (ILL Statistics) 328(1)

Citation Studies 329(1)

What Your ILS May Provide 330(1)

Electronic Resources 331(1)

Summary 332(2)

Notes 334(1)

Selected Websites 335(1)

Further Reading 336(3)

Resource Sharing 339(18)

The Something-for-Nothing Syndrome 341(1)

What Can Be Gained Through Cooperation? 342(1)

Resource Sharing Issues 343(3)

What to Avoid When Establishing a Resource-Sharing Program 346(3)

Shared Purchases 349(1)

Local and International Projects 349(3)

Summary 352(1)

Notes 352(1)

Selected Websites 353(1)

Further Reading 353(4)

Protecting the Collection 357(27)

Preservation 358(8)

Proper Handling 358(1)

Environmental Control 359(3)

Security 362(4)

Conservation 366(5)

Options for Handling Brittle Materials 368(3)

Nonpaper Preservation Issues 371(2)

Cooperation 373(2)

Insurance 375(1)

Summary 376(1)

Notes 377(2)

Selected Websites and Discussion Lists 379(1)

Further Reading 380(4)

Legal Issues 384(26)

IRS Regulations 384(1)

Valuing Gifts 385(1)

Copyright 385(4)

International Copyright Conventions 388(1)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Earlier Copyright Laws 389(9)

Works Protected by Copyright 390(1)

Exclusive Rights of Copyright Owners 391(1)

Fair Use 391(2)

Guidelines for Copying 393(1)

Library Copying Authorized by Section 108 393(1)

Possible Contractual Limitations on Section 108 394(1)

Single Copy of Single Article or Small Excerpt 394(1)

Copying for Interlibrary Loan 395(1)

Coin-Operated Copying Machines 396(1)

Library Copying Not Authorized by Section 108 396(1)

Importation of Copies by Libraries 397(1)

Infringement 397(1)

DMCA and Technology Issues 397(1)

The TEACH Act and Digital Rights Management 398(1)

Enforcement 399(1)

Contractual Compliance 400(1)

Licensing Agreements 401(1)

Public Lending Right 402(2)

Summary 404(1)

Notes 404(1)

Selected Websites 405(2)

Further Reading 407(3)

Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Collection Development 410(21)

Background 411(5)

Examples of Censorship 416(5)

Journals 416(1)

Books 417(1)

Music and Recordings 418(1)

Games 418(1)

Film and Video 419(2)

What to Do Before and After the Censor Arrives 421(2)

Filtering 423(1)

Summary 424(1)

Notes 424(2)

Selected Websites 426(1)

Further Reading 426(5)
Index 431