The Practical Librarians Guide to Collection Development: Weeding and Acquisition Made Easier

Bailey, Rachel

Kalan, A.P. (2014). The practical librarians guide to collection development: Weeding and acquisition made easier. American Libraries, np. Retrieved from http://www.americanlibraries.org

Summary: The author gives the reader tips on how to weed materials as well as create and maintain a successful collection. Some advice includes reviewing circulation statistics, getting rid of subject areas that change rapidly, making sure that technology and science books are up to date, looking at the library system’s holds, and reviewing vendor statistics.

Evaluation: I like how the author mentions vendor statistics. I hadn’t really thought about this before. If a book is popular with costumers on a national level, then it will probably be popular at a more local level.