Organizing library collections : theory and practice / Gretchen L. Hoffman.

Author/creator Hoffman, Gretchen L. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents Part I: Theory of Organizing Library Collections -- Purpose and History of Organizing Library Collections -- Metadata and Encoding: Fundamental to Organizing Library Collections -- Describing and Providing Access to Library Collections -- Providing Subject Access to Library Collections -- Classifying Library Collections -- Part II: Practice of Organizing Library Collections -- Organizing Library Collections: Standards and Policy Development -- How Libraries Organize Their Collections -- Organizing Collections in Academic, Public, School, and Special Libraries -- Ethical Issues in Organizing Library Collections -- Current Developments in Organizing Library Collections.
Abstract Written for beginning library science students, this book introduces the theory and practice of organizing library collections in a clear, straightforward, and understandable way. It explains why and how libraries organize their collections, and how theory and practice work together to help library users.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version: Hoffman, Gretchen L. Organizing library collections. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] 9781538108505
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019019980
ISBN1538108526 (electronic book)
ISBN9781538108529 (electronic book)
ISBN(hardcover alkaline paper)
Stock number0E860A04-C4B9-4473-A8CA-9C5680775127 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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