Collection development and assessment in health sciences libraries /

Collection development and assessment in health sciences libraries / by Daniel T. Richards and Dottie Eakin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Richards, Daniel T.
Other Authors:	Eakin, Dottie.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Chicago, Ill.] : Lanham, Md. : Medical Library Association ; Scarecrow Press, [1997]
Series:	Current practice in health sciences librarianship ; v. 4.
Subjects:	Medical libraries > Collection development > United States.

Table of Contents:

Preface / Alison Bunting
Introduction / Daniel T. Richards and Dottie Eakin
1. The Context for Collection Development in Health Sciences Libraries
2. Roles and Relationships in Collection Development
3. Education and Training for Collection Development
4. Policies and Criteria
5. Selection: Journals and Books
6. Selection: Electronic Resources
7. Selection in Special Settings
8. Budgeting for Collection Development
9. Collection Assessment
10. Cooperative Collection Development
11. Preservation
12. Research Questions and Future Issues in Collection Development
App. A. Examples from Collection Development Policies
App. B. Representative Special Setting Collection Development Policies.