Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, Fourth Edition

Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management. Fourth Edition. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1641-4

Description
An essential textbook on the topic of collection development and management, this new edition has been revised and freshened to ensure its timeliness and continued excellence. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development and management, including numerous suggestions for further reading and narrative case studies exploring the issues.

Table of Contents 
1    Introduction to Collection Development and Management

• Components of Collection Development and Management
• Historical Overview
• Theories of Selection
• Future of Collection Development and Management
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

2    Organizational Models, Staffing, and Responsibilities

• Collection Management and Development Responsibilities
• Assignment of Responsibilities
• Skills and Competencies
• Learning after School
• Organizational Models
• Ethical Issues
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

3    Planning, Policy, and Budgets

• Planning in Libraries
• Planning Models
• Environmental Scanning
• Why Undertake Formal Planning?
• Collection Development Policy Statements
• Writing the Collection Development Policy Statement
• Budgeting and Finance
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

4    Developing Collections

• Universe of Published Materials
• The Selection Process
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

5    Vendor Relations, Negotiation, and Contracts

• Overview
• Vendor Relations
• Negotiation
• Contracts
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

6    Managing Collections

• Weeding
• Storage
• Preservation and Conservation
• Review and Cancellation of Continuing Resources
• Collection Protection and Security
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

7    Marketing, Liaison Activities, and Outreach

• Understanding Marketing
• Marketing Concepts
• Managing the Marketing Cycle
• Liaison and Outreach Activities
• Social Media
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

8    Collection Analysis, Accountability, and Demonstrating Value

• Collection Analysis as a Management Tool
• Historical Overview of Collection Analysis
• Approaches to Collection Analysis
• Electronic Resources and Collection Analysis
• Methods of Collection-Based Analysis
• Methods of Use- and User-Centered Analysis
• Cost-Benefit Analysis, Social Return on Investment, and Balanced Scorecards
• Conducting the Analysis and Preparing a Collection Analysis Report
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

9    Collaborative Collection Development and Management

• Overview
• Resource Sharing
• Bibliographic Access
• Coordinated or Collaborative Collection Building and Management
• Infrastructures for Cooperative and Collaborative Collection Development and Management
• Attributes of Successful Consortia
• Challenges to Collaborative Collection Development and Management
• Evaluating Collaborative and Cooperative Collection Development and Management
• Notes
• Suggested Readings

Appendix A    Professional Resources for Collection Development and Management
Appendix B    Selection Aids
Glossary

Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Matthew C. Mariner. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 978-1-5381-0100-1.

From the publisher:
Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians presents strategies for collecting and managing both traditional and non-traditional theses and terminal projects.

This guide covers:

• collecting and managing traditional ETDs
• beginning and managing retrospective digitization projects
• improving the usability of current ETD programs
• addressing complex and unique nontraditional theses and capstones and maximizing their accessibility
• incorporating ETD collections into broader plans for marketing digital repositories

This guide provides readers with illustrated project workflows, real-world case studies, project starters for nontraditional theses, tips and advice on authors' rights, and helpful resources for further study and assistance. With this book, readers will have what they need to successfully navigate the world of electronic theses and dissertations.

Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology

Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library by Peter D. Fernandez and Kelly Tilton. Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-8939-5.

Every year, emerging technologies are more deeply integrated into libraries and the lives of the users they serve. These technologies are not simply neutral tools—they come embedded with their own sets of assumptions and values. As users and creators of technologies, as well as institutions that are part of the fabric of their communities, libraries must uphold the values of the profession—values that are often in tension with one another, and with the values embedded in the technology that is available—while effectively meeting the evolving needs of their users.

Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library offers a wide range of perspectives on how to interpret and apply library values in the context of emerging technologies. Authors include academic librarians, public librarians, and professors, and contributors from the Library Freedom Project, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Free Ebook Foundation, Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Tor Project, the Center for Information Policy Research, and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. Divided into two sections—Contemplating Library Values and Applying Library Values—and using the ALA’s Core Values of Librarianship as the primary reference point, chapters emphasize the underlying frameworks that guide librarian practice and capture practical, real-world applications that can ideally serve as a starting point for other librarians encountering similar issues, even if the specific technology or set of values may differ.

The technology that libraries utilize will inevitably help define the library, its patrons, and, through them, the world. Many of the issues raised here do not have easy answers. Values are meant to endure the test of time but must interact appropriately with the immediate challenge, the larger society, and the reality of the technological options available. Libraries must actively engage with the implications of their values, informed by their particular context. Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology will help all librarians develop a more nuanced understanding of both the technology and the profession’s values, and help ensure that our values are realized in our decisions.

Reading Still Matters: What the Research Reveals about Reading, Libraries, and Community

Reading Still Matters: What the Research Reveals about Reading, Libraries, and Community by Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie, and Paulette M. Rothbauer. Libraries Unlimited, 2018. 978-1-4408-5576-4.

Description (from the publisher)
Reading is more important than it has ever been—recent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful evidence that can be used to justify the establishment, maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of library activities: reference, collection building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more.

This edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book will help library administrators and personnel convey the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.

Easy Graphic Design for Librarians: From Color to Kerning

Easy Graphic Design for Librarians: From Color to Kerning by Diana K. Wakimoto. ALA Editions, 2018. 978-0-8389-1593-6

Publisher's Description
From the layout of a library’s web banner to its printed newsletter to the swag handed out during summer reading programs, libraries make their visual identities known through the many forms of communication they produce and share. And even if “graphic designer” isn’t technically in your job description, chances are you’re still doing it. Wouldn’t you like to do it better? In this approachable introduction to graphic design, Wakimoto speaks directly to library staff. Her book leads readers through a structured exploration of design concepts that can be applied immediately to library-specific projects. Perfect for complete novices as well as those wishing to build on existing skills, this book:

• offers a concise overview of graphic design fundamentals such as typography, color, layout, and using images;
• outlines a design process for busy librarians that emphasizes a pragmatic approach to creating materials;
• explains how to use tools like templates and style guides, and how to choose the right software for a particular project;
• includes guidance on creating bookmarks, brochures, flyers, and buttons;
• shows how to get more bang for your buck through flexible designs that can be repurposed;
• delves into web banner design; and
• provides a resource guide and suggestions for further readings.

Under Wakimoto’s tutelage, librarians in any setting can apply what they learn to create engaging, effective visual communications for their libraries.

Promoting Individual and Community Health at the Library

Flaherty, Mary Grace. Promoting Individual and Community Health at the Library. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1627-8

Description
Public libraries can play an important role in supporting library users in their health information seeking efforts. This book shows how to guide library users to high quality health information by relying on up to date, authoritative sources. She also demonstrates why taking the initiative to offer health promotion programming can be a valuable form of community outreach, serving community needs while increasing visibility.

Table of Contents 
Chapter 1    Introduction
Chapter 2     Public Libraries and Consumer Health: A Historic Perspective
Chapter 3    Health Information Provision in Public Libraries
Chapter 4    Health Programming in Public Libraries
Chapter 5     Reaching out to the Community: Opportunities for Wider Engagement
Chapter 6    Looking Ahead: Future Opportunities
Chapter 7     Onward and Upward

Full STEAM Ahead

Pandora, Cherie P., and Fredrick Kathy. Full STEAM Ahead: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics in Library Programs and Collections. Libraries Unlimited, 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-4408-5340-1

Publisher's Description
Written by librarians who have experience with integrating technology into all subject areas and working with teens and young adults, this book is a toolkit for youth and young adult librarians—school and public—who wish to incorporate science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) into their programs and collections but aren't sure where to begin.

Most educators are well aware of the reasons for emphasizing STEAM—topics that fall within the broad headings of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics—in the curriculum, regardless of grade level. But how do librarians who work with ‘tweens in middle school, high school, and public libraries—fit into the picture and play their roles to underscore their relevance in making STEAM initiatives successful?

This book answers those key questions, providing program guidelines and resources for each of the STEAM areas. Readers will learn how to collaborate in STEAM efforts by providing information on resources, activities, standards, conferences, museums, programs, and professional organizations. Emphasis is placed on encouraging girls and minorities to take part in and get excited about STEAM.

In addition, the book examines how makerspaces can enhance this initiative; how to connect your programs to educational standards; where to find funding; how to effectively promote your resources and programs, including how school and public librarians can collaborate to maximize their efforts; how to find and provide professional development; and how to evaluate your program to make further improvements and boost effectiveness. Whether you are on the cusp of launching a STEAM initiative, or looking for ways to grow and enhance your program, this book will be an invaluable resource.

Features

• Provides school and public librarians with the resources and clear guidance they need to implement STEAM programs and collections at their libraries
• Places librarians in a key position—based on knowledge and ability—with STEAM initiatives in their school and community
• Connects STEAM programming to national standards
• Explains how to secure funding and find partners to collaborate in STEAM

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The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results

Harvey II, Carl A. The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results. 2nd ed., Libraries Unlimited, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4408-4244-3

Publisher's Description
Compact yet remarkably comprehensive, this book covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction focused from the elementary school librarian perspective—now updated and expanded to include the latest developments in makerspaces, the Common Core, social networking, and eBooks.

How do you accomplish a technology transformation at a time when budgets are extremely limited? What is the proper location for web-based social networking in the school library? What are the best practices for working together with students, parents, and educators? The 21st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results is an invaluable resource for answers to these and many more questions, as it brings together in one volume the advice and insights you need to bring your library into the new century.

This invaluable guide provides tips and techniques, forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting to collaborating with teachers and other libraries, to Web 2.0 and other new computer tools for building collections and devising special programs. Whether you are just getting started or are a library veteran seeking effective program renewal, this book belongs on your shelf.

Features

• Provides information written by a former practicing school librarian and guidance that is applicable immediately in school libraries
• Updated to include collection development in the digital age to address eBooks and other digital acquisitions
• Covers the instructional stance of school libraries

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Challenge-Based Learning

Graves, Colleen, et al. Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace. Libraries Unlimited, 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-4408-5150-6

 

Publisher's Description

An invaluable how-to text that details the workshop model, addresses the design challenges, and explains the best avenues for curriculum-based learning in the school library makerspace.

A successful school makerspace needs an enthusiastic maker community, school-wide participation, and staff support. How do you build this type of learning at your school? The innovative team behind Challenge-Based Learning in the School Library Makerspace addresses common questions and concerns and describes step-by-step how to introduce challenge-based learning into the school library makerspace.

Intended for librarians and school staff who have already started thinking in terms of makerspaces but need further help sustaining programming and want to know more about Makerspace 2.0, this helpful guide details the workshop model, various real-world design challenges, and the process for implementing curriculum-based learning in the school library makerspace. Readers will be empowered to go beyond the initial implementation of a makerspace and to draw from an arsenal of proven methodologies for designing challenges for student learning. Additionally, the book enables the addition of curriculum connections to library programming, shows how to connect your students to local experts and the global maker community, and eases you into more productive collaboration with other librarians.

Features

• Explores crowdsourced research methods that lead to authentic participatory learning
• Ensures that student-led workshops and design challenges result in tremendous success
• Supplies practical tips that can be applied by beginner maker-librarians and provides curricula suggestions for advanced maker-librarians
• Explains how to incorporate design thinking, empathy building, and problem solving with design challenges that spur student creativity

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Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition

Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition by John J. Burke, revised by Ellyssa Kroski. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 978-1-5381-0818-5.

Publisher's Description
Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition is an A–Z guidebook jam-packed with resources, advice, and information to help you develop and fund your own makerspace from the ground up. Learn what other libraries are making, building, and doing in their makerspaces and how you can, too. Readers are introduced to makerspace equipment, new technologies, models for planning and assessing projects, and useful case studies that will equip them with the knowledge to implement their own library makerspaces. This expanded second edition features eighteen brand new library makerspace profiles providing advice and inspiration for how to create your own library makerspace, over twenty new images and figures illustrating maker tools and trends as well as library makerspaces in action and new lists of actual grant and funding sources for library makerspaces.

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Successful Summer Reading Programs for All Ages: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Successful Summer Reading Programs for All Ages: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Katie Fitzgerald. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 978-1-4422-8167-7.

Publisher's Description
Successful Summer Reading Programs for All Ages: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides the tools necessary to put together successful summer reading programs for each of these different age groups. Key elements include:

• Sample program ideas for early childhood, school-age, teen, and adult readers to suit any summer reading theme
• Best practices for promoting summer reading to the community
• Troubleshooting for common difficulties associated with summer reading programs
• Tips and tricks for using software programs to manage registration and track readers' progress

Public librarians serving children, teens, and adults will find everything they need to put together a successful summer reading program in this comprehensive handbook.

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Implementing the Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Implementing the Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Dave Harmeyer and Janice J. Baskin. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 978-1-5381-0757-7.

Publisher's Description
Implementing the Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for Librarians is written with three types of people in mind: librarians, classroom educators, and students. This book and its website address the implementation of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Framework of Information Literacy in Higher Education. One of the few books written jointly by an academic librarian and a classroom faculty member, Implementing the Information Literacy Framework packs dozens of how-to ideas and strategies into ten chapters specifically intended for librarians and classroom instructors.

If you have been waiting for a no-nonsense, carefully explained, yet practical source for implementing the Framework, this book is for you, your colleagues, and your students, all in the context of a discipline-specific, equal collaboration between the library liaison and classroom educator. Implementing the Information Literacy Framework gives you the tools and strategies to put into practice a host of Framework-based information literacy experiences for students and faculty, creating a campus culture that understands and integrates information literacy into its educational mission.

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