Library Collection Development Policies: A Reference and Writers' Handbook

by Frank W. Hoffmann and Richard J. Wood

An essential tool to assist collection managers with the creation of a collection development policy. Examples provide advice about the writing process, who should be involved, components of the policy, its scope, criteria for selection, weeding, censorship, and many other issues that policy statements need to address.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810845563
• ISBN13: 9780810845565
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"