Sudden position guide to collection management
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"While the terms "collection management" and "collection development" are used interchangeably by many people in the library profession, collection management can be seen as a somewhat broader term, encompassing maintenance of the physical collection, usage assessment, and policy development, as well as preservation and storage activities, planning for space reclamation, and the execution of other collections-focused projects within the library. While collection development and acquisitions can be seen as part of the collection management process, the Sudden Position Guide to Collection Management focuses on aspects of collection management that do not deal directly with the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the collection. Instead, the focus will be on how to manage physical and digital items that are already a part of the library's holdings"--