Making a Collection Count

<p>List of figures</p> <p>About the Authors</p> <p>Acknowledgements</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Chapter 1: Life cycle of a collection</p> <p>Collection management policies</p> <p>Selection: staff collaboration</p> <p>Purchasing/Acquisitions</p> <p>Processing</p> <p>Shelving</p> <p>Use</p> <p>Check-in</p> <p>Weeding</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 2: Understanding your workflow</p> <p>Selection</p> <p>Purchasing/Acquisitions</p> <p>Processing</p> <p>Shelving</p> <p>Circulation</p> <p>Weeding</p> <p>Workflow analysis improves efficiency</p> <p>The critical questions</p> <p>Chapter 3: Collection audit and using statistics</p> <p>Auditing the library collection</p> <p>Statistics</p> <p>Chapter 4: Physical inventory</p> <p>Making physical inventory a regular practice</p> <p>Developing a plan</p> <p>Shelf list</p> <p>What you will discover</p> <p>ILS features for inventory</p> <p>Why should staff spend time on physical inventory?</p> <p>Chapter 5: Creating collection objectives and benchmarks</p> <p>Vision statements and mission statements</p> <p>Collection management policies</p> <p>Collection objectives</p> <p>Creating benchmarks</p> <p>Holistic benchmarking: overall collection performance</p> <p>Chapter 6: Collection organization</p> <p>Physical space</p> <p>Classification systems</p> <p>Ergonomics</p> <p>Signage</p> <p>Displays</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Chapter 7: Making the most of a library collection budget</p> <p>Vendors</p> <p>Alternate funding sources</p> <p>Formats</p> <p>Sharing</p> <p>Collection philosophy</p> <p>Chapter 8: Everything is connected</p> <p>Holistic library service</p> <p>How staff impact collections in a holistic library</p> <p>How staff impact the facility</p> <p>How staff impact technology</p> <p>Connections to other library services</p> <p>Evaluating library services holistically</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Appendices</p> <p>Appendix A: Public library collection management policy</p> <p>Appendix B: Strategic content negotiation for the small library</p> <p>Index</p>