9781563088049-1563088045-The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources (Library and Information Science Text Series)

The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources (Library and Information Science Text Series)

ISBN-13: 9781563088049
ISBN-10: 1563088045
Edition: 3
Author: Kay Bishop, Phyllis Van Orden, Patricia Pawelak-Kort
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc
Format: Paperback 350 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781563088049
ISBN-10: 1563088045
Edition: 3
Author: Kay Bishop, Phyllis Van Orden, Patricia Pawelak-Kort
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc
Format: Paperback 350 pages

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The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources (Library and Information Science Text Series) (ISBN-13: 9781563088049 and ISBN-10: 1563088045), written by authors Kay Bishop, Phyllis Van Orden, Patricia Pawelak-Kort, was published by Libraries Unltd Inc in 2001. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources (Library and Information Science Text Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.31.

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Updated to cover the latest opportunities and complexities posed by new technologies, this guide gives readers a comprehensive overview of the processes and procedures of developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. After describing the environment within which the collection exists, the authors present principles, techniques, and common practices of collection development. They discuss the issues that affect all collections, but must be resolved in accordance with the needs and goals of a particular collection, suggesting approaches to handling a wide range of situations and demands. Sources of support, including documents, agencies, associations, and Web sites, are also identified. In this edition, Van Orden and Bishop cover copyright (fair use) issues and Internet (acceptable use) policies in greater detail. They also address developing technologies (such as e-books, web sites and virtual libraries) in terms of their impact on information access, resource sharing, a

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