Libraries and the organizations that provide services to them are devoting more attention to system-wide organization of collections-whether the "system" is a consortium, a region or a country. As a strategy for saving space and money while expanding access to additional materia…
Introduction to collection development and management -- Organizational models, staffing, and responsibilities -- Planning, policy, and budgets -- Developing collections -- Vendor relations, negotiation, and contracts -- Managing collections -- Marketing, liaison activities, and…
"This book provides relevant theoretical and practical details from an international perspective on the current e-resources landscape, offering a detailed discussion of the specific aspects of e-resources management"--
Chetham's Library, Manchester, was founded in 1655 by the bequest of the Manchester merchant, Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653). Drawing on recent debates about the methods of book history, this book is a detailed study of the way in which an early modern provincial library was creat…
