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The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices and Information Sources

Name: The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices and Information Sources
Author: Phyllis J. Van Orden, Kay Bishop
ISBN: 9781563088049

by Phyllis J. Van Orden, Kay Bishop

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Updated to cover the latest opportunities and complexities posed by new technologies, this guide gives readers a comprehensive overview of the processes and procedures of developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. In this edition, Van Orden and Bishop cover copyright (fair use) issues and Internet (acceptable use) policies in greater detail. They also address developing technologies in terms of their impact on information access, resource sharing, and acquisitions.

About the Author, Phyllis J. Van Orden, Kay Bishop

PHYLLIS J. VAN ORDEN, a consultant, is former Director, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle. She was named a Lillian Bradshaw Scholar at Texas Woman's University and has received the Blackwell North America Scholarship Award.

KAY BISHOP is Associate Professor and Director of the School Media Program, Department of Library and Information Studies, School of Informatics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.

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A text that provides an overview of the processes and procedures associated with developing, maintaining, and evaluating a collection at the building level. In addition to many new features, this edition (first was 1988) updates the section on selection criteria for various formats to include CD-ROMs, Interactive Video Discs, and Online Databases. Paper edition (unseen), $32.50. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)