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Managing the reference collection is the key to ensuring that information provided is up to date, accurate, and of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the diverse needs of the librarys customers. Managing the Reference Collection provides the fundamental tools to select, organize, and manage references in the library. Guidelines are given in key areas of reference collection management, including: developing a reference collection development policy, implementing selection policies and procedures, selecting and managing electronic reference sources, and evaluating and weeding reference collections.

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title Managing the Reference Collection ALA Editions author Nolan - photo 1
title:Managing the Reference Collection ALA Editions
author:Nolan, Christopher W.
publisher:ALA Editions of the American Library Association
isbn10 | asin:0838907482
print isbn13:9780838907481
ebook isbn13:9780585341774
language:English
subjectLibraries--United States--Special collections--Reference books.
publication date:1998
lcc:Z711.N65 1999eb
ddc:025.5/2/068
subject:Libraries--United States--Special collections--Reference books.
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Managing the Reference Collection
Christopher W. Nolan
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While extensive effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of information appearing in this book, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, on the accuracy or reliability of the information, and does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in this publication.
Project editor: Joan A. Grygel
Cover, text design, and composition: Douglas & Gayle
Printed on 50-pound White Offset a pH-neutral stock, and bound in 10-point coated cover stock by McNaughton & Gunn
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.Picture 3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nolan, Christopher W.
Managing the reference collection / Christopher W. Nolan.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8389-0748-2 (acid-free paper)
1. LibrariesUnited StatesSpecial collectionsReference books.
I. Title.
Z711.N65 1998
025.5'2'068dc21 98-37178
Copyright 1999 by the American Library Association. All rights reserved except those which may be granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976.
Printed in the United States of America.
03 02 01 00 5 4 3 2
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Contents
Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Reference Collection Fundamentals
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The Importance of the Reference Collection
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Some Thoughts about Terminology
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What Are Reference Sources?
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The Uses of the Reference Collection
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The Importance of a Lean Collection
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What Belongs in the Reference Collection?
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Questionable Criteria for Reference Works
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The Ready Reference Collection
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The Future of the Reference Collection
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The Reference Collection Development Policy
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Rationale for the Policy
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Elements of the Policy
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Creating the Policy
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Selectors for the Reference Collection
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Distributed Selection
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Cooperative Selection
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