Managing information resources in libraries : collection management in theory and practice / Peter Clayton and G.E.Gorman ; bibliography compiled by Adela Clayton.
By: Clayton, Peter
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Contributor(s): Clayton, Adela | Gorman, G. E. (Gary Eugene) [(j.a.)].
Publisher: London : Library Association Pub., 2001Description: xvi, 272 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1856042979.Subject(s): Collection development (Libraries) | Collection development (Libraries) -- Bibliography | Collection management (Libraries) | Collection management (Libraries) -- BibliographyDDC classification: 025.21 Summary: Libraries and information services are being transformed by the increasing availability of electronic information. The management of information resources in libraries is of greater, not lesser important in the digital world. Librarians are well placed to provide leadership in the new century as they draw on enduring principles and updated skills to provide organized access to worthwhile information in order to meet the needs of library clients. Development in this area have been so rapid in the last few years that no current work on collection management covers it adequately. This book fills that gap by presenting an overall view of the information resources that library clients are likely to require in the 21st century. It is an accessible practice-based guide encompassing all areas of collection management, but with a particular focus upon what is new or different from traditional approaches. - Back cover.
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU | 025.21 CLA (Browse shelf) | PDM | 1 | Available | UNISA,19002,03,AD | 1000502994 |
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Libraries and information services are being transformed by the increasing availability of electronic information. The management of information resources in libraries is of greater, not lesser important in the digital world. Librarians are well placed to provide leadership in the new century as they draw on enduring principles and updated skills to provide organized access to worthwhile information in order to meet the needs of library clients. Development in this area have been so rapid in the last few years that no current work on collection management covers it adequately. This book fills that gap by presenting an overall view of the information resources that library clients are likely to require in the 21st century. It is an accessible practice-based guide encompassing all areas of collection management, but with a particular focus upon what is new or different from traditional approaches. - Back cover.