Cooperative Collection Development: Significant Trends and Issues

by Donald B. Simpson

Book Overview

This book, first published in 1998, examines formal cooperative collection development programs as well as nonformal agreements. It analyses the most effective mechanisms for establishing a cooperative collection agenda, including making the most economical use of library funds; inadequate delivery mechanisms; and the effects of the Internet on the expectations of library patrons and how interlibrary loans can help. It concludes that a library's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367369486
• ISBN13: 9780367369484
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"