Disher, Wayne.

Crash course in public Library administration - Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2010. - xiii, 162 p. ; 28 cm. - Crash course series. . - Crash course series (Westport, Conn.) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library collections -- The library and its community -- Collection assessment and evaluation -- Collection development policies -- Statistics for collection developers -- Managing collection budgets -- Selecting library materials -- Reviews and reviewing sources -- Acquisitions -- The publishing industry -- Collection maintenance -- Mending and preserving -- Collection promotion and merchandising -- Handling complaints about the collection -- Conclusion.

9781598844658


Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
Small libraries--Collection development--United States.

Z687.2.U6 / D57 2010