Collections
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Managing library collections in an ongoing and ever-changing process. Between monitoring community interests, cataloging print and digital materials, weeding and preserving, the work of catalogers and technical service staff is never complete. This section will connect you with information about materials acquisition, cataloging, circulation, collection development and maintenance, processing and preservation, and digitization.
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Extending access to e-books for public libraries: New strategies
Webinar / Last Modified: 13 May 2013
A webinar discussing recent research and data around public library e-book purchasing and exploring strategies being developed around public policy, data collection and the library’s value in the e-book supply chain.
Nook Lending in Naperville
News / Last Modified: 07 May 2013
This week’s guest post comes from Yan Xu of the Naperville Public Library. Yan is the Adult and Teen Services Supervisor at the Naperville Blvd. branch. The Naperville Public Library started a Nook lending program last May and Yan details how the library started the program and how successful it has been. Thanks for a great post Yan!
Naperville Public Library users embraced the downloadable ebooks idea with such enthusiasm that for a while our staff was scrambling to provide enough training for everyone walking through the door. Circulating eReaders were not a new idea any more by the end of 2011 and it seemed that we didn’t really need to promote them, but other reasons drove our decision.
We realized that many popular titles, especially Children’s materials, are not available through Overdrive or other vendors. Reading a book on an eReader is fun but the downloading process proved to be a source of frustration for some, especially for users with dedicated eReaders and not tablets. How could we provide popular titles as eBooks not available from Overdrive? Without the hassle of downloading? Pre-loaded eReaders provided the right answer to both questions.
CREW: A weeding manual for modern libraries
Document / Last Modified: 26 March 2013
A standard resource in maintaining a current collection, this has been revised and updated by Jeanette Larson. This version has been updated and revised by a Texas librarian in 2008 and suitable for small and medium-sized public libraries.
An Introduction to Digital Preservation
Webinar / Last Modified: 18 January 2013
Archive and associated resources for December 15, 2010, webinar with Lisa A. Gregory, Jennifer Ricker and Amy Rudersdorf presenting on digital preservation.
Arizona Memory Project
Webinar / Last Modified: 18 January 2013
Archive and associated resources for February 9, 2010, session with Richard Prouty as part of the Technology Essentials 2010, online conference.
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