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Crash course in weeding library collections

Crash course in weeding library collections

Goldsmith, Francisca, author.
2016

"Weeding is a perennial challenge for librarians. This book will help you rise to the task by offering you basic instructions, including information on new formats and digital collections"-- Provided by publisher.

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Fundamentals of collection development and management

Fundamentals of collection development and management

Johnson, Peggy, 1948- author.
2018

"Johnson has revised and freshened this resource to ensure its timeliness and continued excellence. Consideration is given to traditional management topics, cooperative collection development and management, licenses, negotiation, and other purchasing andbudgeting topics, and the ways that changes in information delivery and access technologies continue to reshape the discipline" -- Provided by publisher.

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Manga in libraries : a guide for teen librarians

Manga in libraries : a guide for teen librarians

Rudes, Jillian, 1981- author.
2023

"This text provides an overview of manga in libraries for teen librarians. It covers how to build a manga collection, select age-appropriate manga for your readers, and host manga programming"-- Provided by publisher.

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Moving library collections : a management handbook

Moving library collections : a management handbook

Habich, Elizabeth Chamberlain, 1955- author
2010



The readers' advisory guide to graphic novels

The readers' advisory guide to graphic novels

Goldsmith, Francisca
2010

What's special about graphic novels : a background for readers' advisors -- Pushing graphic novel advice to readers -- Moving comics readers from one graphic novel to the next -- Moving traditional readers toward graphic novel options -- Moving between graphic novels and media, between media and graphic novels -- Books to know. Part A, genres and topics -- Books to know. Part B, themes and other ranganathian subtleties -- Professional tools : bibliographies, webliographies, and guides for the advisor.

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The weeding handbook : a shelf-by-shelf guide

The weeding handbook : a shelf-by-shelf guide

Vnuk, Rebecca, author
2022

"Filled with field-tested strategies and adaptable collection development policies, this updated handbook will enable libraries to bloom by maintaining a collection that users actually use"-- Provided by publisher.

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