A sourcebook divided into sections on collection development and collection evaluation. Each section summarizes the most significant publications on these topics, followed by extensive bibliographies of the extant literature. Part 3 is a comprehensive bibliography on acquisitions work in libraries. The volume also contains examples of collection development policies, national guidelines and standards regarding collection development and collection evaluation, a glossary of terms, and a subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Contains approximately 2,000 citations to books, periodical articles, theses, and scholarly papers in English.
