Collections Management
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General Guides
The Practical Librarian’s Guide to Collection Development, May 20, 2014
Article: American Libraries Magazine
American Libraries Magazine article featuring tips on acquisitions and weeding.
Collections: Making Smart Choices within a Limited Materials Budget, August 22, 2013
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on how to approach collection development with a limited budget.
Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections
Website: Reference and User Services Association
Website developed by the Local History Committee of the History Section, Reference and Adult Services Association, 91´«Ã½, revised in 2012.
Multilingual Collections
Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services
Website: Reference and User Services Association
Helpful guidelines for developing and promoting multilingual collections, prepared by the Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking Committee, Reference Services Section of the Reference and User Services Association, 91´«Ã½.
Collection Development: Catering to the Hispanic Community, December 22, 2015
Article: Public Libraries Online
Public Libraries Online blogpost on Spanish-language collection development.
Self-Published Works
Policies for Library Inclusion of Self-Published Works, February 4, 2016
Article: Public Libraries Online
Public Libraries Online blogpost on collection development focusing on local author self-published materials.
Weeding
Weeding Library Collections: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Library Collection Evaluation, Library Fact Sheet 15
Website: American Libraries Association
91´«Ã½ Fact Sheet webpage featuring a helpful annotated bibliography for library collection evaluation and weeding.
Weeding Library Collections, August 26, 2016
Podcast: FYI Podcast
Editor Kathleen Hughes talks to Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly about weeding library collections, awful library books they’ve discovered, and more.
Preservation
Collections Care
Website: Library of Congress
Library of Congress website dedicated to collection maintenance and repair.
Preservation
Website: 91´«Ã½
This 91´«Ã½ LibGuide offers resources to guide libraries in the provision of long-term access to the physical and intellectual contents of their collections through conservation, preservation, and digitization.
Preservation Best Practices: Fundamentals and Facilities, November 21, 2013
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on basic preservation and collections care concepts, part 1 of 4.
Preservation Best Practices: The Role of Environment in Collections Care: Temperature & RH, Lighting, and Pest Management, December 10, 2013
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on environmental conditions for collections, part 2 of 4.
Preservation Best Practices: Collections Care: Handling, Access, Storage, and Exhibition, December 12, 2013
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on effective storage, handling, and exhibition strategies, part 3 of 4.
Preservation Best Practices: Planning and Prioritizing: Tools for Success, December 19, 2013
Webinar: Infopeople
Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on collection preservation planning and prioritizing, part 4 of 4.
Preservation Week, Preservation Resources
Website: Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Preservation resources website provided in part with Preservation Week, an 91´«Ã½, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, sponsored event.
