Collection development and management for 21st century library collections An introduction

With an introductory chapter that discusses the impact of new technologies and succeeding chapters that explore collection needs assessment, marketing a collection, collection policies, selection, acquisition, budgeting, and more, this is an excellent textbook for LIS students and a useful resource for seasoned professionals. Selected readings, discussion questions, activities, and vocabulary are included, and there is an extensive bibliography of additional selected readings. The companion CD contains 21 collection-development and -management policies from small, medium-sized, and large academic, public, school, and special libraries and an Excel spreadsheet consisting of a list of 360 major publishers, distributors, and wholesalers. Gregory's approac. is not strictly based on formats . . . but rather on the processes that librarians need to use in evaluating, gathering, maintaining, and preserving materials. Recommended for all collections.--Mulac, Caroly. Copyright 2010 Booklist

Gregory (Sch. of Library & Information Science, Univ. of South Florida) has produced a comprehensive orientation to the various components that contemporary collection development comprises. Unlike earlier works using a format-focused approach, this textbook describes interconnected collection development processes from assessment of users' needs to budget management, marketing, preservation, and deselection. Legal concerns, cooperative resource sharing, and intellectual freedom are also addressed, with each chapter providing suggested readings and insights on library practices through the years. Ian H. Witten and others' How To Build a Digital Library would be a useful choice for providing how-to details to supplement the overview about the impact of new technologies on collection development. The companion CD-ROM provides examples of collection development and management policies from academic, public, school, and special libraries, along with a spreadsheet of 360 major publishers, distributors, and wholesalers. VERDICT This is a keeper for students to consult during their first professional positions and a handy reference for any librarian new to collection development responsibilities.-Betty Glass, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Lib. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.