Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries

Marquis, Kathy and Leslie Waggener. Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries. ALA Editions, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1331-4

Description
Part of ALA's Guides for the Busy Librarian series, this book presents a start-to-finish guidebook for creating a local history reference collection that your community will embrace and use regularly. By using materials already in your library or easily available to you, creating a local history reference collection can be easier than you think, and this book shows you how.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why “Local History Reference Collection”?
Chapter 1: Local History Collections: Current Trends, Practices, and Concerns
Chapter 2: Archival Collections vs. Local History Collections: What’s the Difference?
Chapter 3: Collection Development Policies and Library Mission Statements
Chapter 4: Audience: Who Will Be Your Users?
Chapter 5: Collaboration with Other Local History Organizations
Chapter 6: Facility Needs and Preservation of LHRC Materials
Chapter 7: Reference and Access
Chapter 8: Marketing and Outreach
Chapter 9: Your Virtual Local History Reference Collection
Appendix A: Local History Collection Survey Instrument
Appendix B: American Library Association Reference and User Services Association’s Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections
Appendix C: Collection Development Policy Template
Appendix D: Condition of Item(s) Form
Appendix E: Albany County Public Library Genealogy Training Worksheet
Appendix F: “Public Domain and Creative Commons: A Guide to Works You Can Use Freely,” from the University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library

Essential Classification, Second Edition

Broughton, Vanda. Essential Classification. Second Edition. Neal-Schuman, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1369-7

Description
Fully updated to reflect changes to the major general schemes (Library of Congress, LCSH, Dewey and UDC), this new edition offers guidance on how to go about classifying a document from scratch. Cataloging authority Broughton leads the novice classifier step by step through the basics of subject cataloging, with an emphasis on practical document analysis and classification.  Her book deals with fundamental questions of the purpose of classification in different situations, and the needs and expectations of end users.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The need for classification

3. First principles of classification

4. The variety of classification: systems and structures

5. The classification scheme: internal structure

6. Types of classification scheme

7. Order in the classification scheme

8. Content analysis 1: document description

9. Content analysis 2: practical constraints

10. Controlled indexing languages

11. Word-based approaches to retrieval

12. Library of Congress Subject Headings 1: basic headings

13. Library of Congress Subject Headings 2: structured headings

14. Classification scheme application

15. Library of Congress Classification 1: basic classmark construction

16. Library of Congress Classification 1: use of tables

17. Dewey Decimal Classification

18. Universal Decimal Classification 1: general properties and basic number building

19. Universal Decimal Classification 1: auxiliary tables

20. Faceted classification

21. Managing classification

Fundamentals of Technical Services

Sandstrom, John and Liz Miller. Fundamentals of Technical Services. Neal-Schuman, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-55570-966-2

Description
Written by librarians working and teaching on the front lines, this guide uses a functional, hands-on approach to lay out the basics of technical services, from acquiring new materials to making them available to library users. A good introduction for those just moving into the profession, or for library staff in need of a brush up!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Managing Technical Services
Chapter 2: Systems
Chapter 3: Collection Development
Chapter 4: Acquisitions
Chapter 5: Cataloging
Chapter 6: Physical Processing
Chapter 7: Authority Control and Catalog Maintenance
Chapter 8: Collection Management

Appendixes

A: Content Standards  
B: Classification Systems and Call Numbers
C: Subject Term Lists
D: MARC Digital Format

The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management, 2nd edition

 

Wilkinson, Frances C., Linda K. Lewis, and Rebecca L. Lubas. The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management. 2nd edition. Libraries Unlimited, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-61069-713-2

Description
Since the last edition of this text was published over a decade ago, library acquisitions practices have changed dramatically in response to economic and industry changes and the introduction and maturation of new technologies. An essential tool kit, this updated edition covers every aspect of current acquisitions management from organization of acquisitions departments to professional ethics. It also covers what's new in integrated library systems, electronic resource management, and patron- and demand-driven acquisitions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Organization of Acquisitions Departments
Chapter 2: Navigating the Publishing Industry
Chapter 3: Vendor Services: Outsourcing
Chapter 4: Acquisitions Systems
Chapter 5: Acquiring Monographic Content
Chapter 6: Acquiring Used and Antiquarian Material
Chapter 7: Acquiring Continuing and Electronic Resources
Chapter 8: Gift and Exchange Programs
Chapter 9: Selection and Evaluation: The Art of the RFP
Chapter 10: Decisions of Permanence
Chapter 11: Professional Ethics
Chapter 12: Acquisitions as the Gateway: Selection, Discovery and Delivery

Appendix A: Automated Acquisitions Systems
Appendix B: Conferences and Seminars
Appendix C: Electronic Discussion Lists
Appendix D: Internet Sites Related to Acquisitions
Appendix E: Journals Related to Acquisitions
Appendix F: Organizations
Appendix G: Reference Tools

Books Challenged or Banned 2013-2014 (supplement)

Doyle, R.P. (2015). Books Challenged or Banned 2013-2014. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Have you seen Invisible Man, The Face on the Milk Carton, or Where’s Waldo? These books have been targeted for removal from bookshelves across the country. Celebrate the freedom to read in your school, bookstore, or library during Banned Books Week... [by reading] a banned book.


Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.


For more information about Banned Books Week, please visit www.ala.org/bbooks.

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