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Library collection management is a vital part of any library's operations. Making a Collection Count takes a holistic look at library collection management, connecting collection management activities and departments, and instructs on how to gather and analyse data from each point in a collection's lifecycle. Relationships between collections and other library services are also explored. The result is a quality collection that is clean, current, and useful. The second edition includes expanded information on collection metrics, digital collections, and practical advice for managing collections

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Book acquisition --- Library management --- Collectiebeheer (Bibliotheken) --- Collection management (Libraries) --- Gestion de collection (Bibliothèques) --- 025.2 --- Collections management (Libraries) --- Libraries --- Library collection management --- Technical services (Libraries) --- Collectievorming. Acquisitie. Aanwinsten in bibliotheken --- Collection management --- 025.2 Collectievorming. Acquisitie. Aanwinsten in bibliotheken

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Measure twice, cut once. . . . If you can follow a cookbook, you can use these simple ''recipes''—calculations, formulas, and measurements—to come up with statistics for analysis and management of your collection. Using measures of timeliness, relevancy, use percentages, user profiles, and comparisons, you can determine in quantitative ways the quality of your library's collection. From there, you can communicate its value to your customers and that's the name of the game!. By gathering concrete statistical evidence, you will be in a position to weed appropriately and make decisions about futu

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"Over one hundred presentations from the 36th annual Charleston Library Conference (held November 1-5, 2016) are included in this annual proceedings volume. Major themes of the meeting included data visualization, streaming video, analysis and assessment, demand-driven acquisition, and open access publishing. While the Charleston meeting remains a core one for acquisitions librarians in dialog with publishers and vendors, the breadth of coverage of this volume reflects the fact that this conference is now one of the major venues for leaders in the publishing and library communities to shape strategy and prepare for the future. Almost 2,000 delegates attended the 2016 meeting, ranging from the staff of small public library systems to the CEOs of major corporations. This fully indexed, copyedited volume provides a rich source for the latest evidence-based research and lessons from practice in a range of information science fields. Contributors comprise leaders in the library, publishing, and vendor communities"--

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