Practical Issues in Collection Development and Collection Access

Discover how fellow professionals view the evolving world of information selection, maintenance, access, and delivery. Practical Issues in Collection Development and Collection Access presents discussions on a wide range of topics in the field. Readers may not agree with all the opinions expressed by the authors, but will certainly share the same concerns. Readers will be stimulated by the ideas generated by the authors and the solutions proposed to some the many problems facing libraries and librarians today. The book is of interest to librarians, vendors, and publishers. Chapters include surveys, studies, and first-hand accounts of "how we did it.Somers is the author of 'Practical Issues in Collection Development and Collection Access', published 1995 under ISBN 9781560247333 and ISBN 1560247339.