Contemporary Issues in Collection Management

• Main Authors: Cameron, Kelsey (Author), Chiovelli, Chelsea (Author), Deschamps, Danielle (Author), Grande-Sherbert, Marty (Author), Hakimizadeh, Sadaf (Author), Ip, Andrew (Author), Komarnytska, Olesya (Author), Nowakowsky, Amy (Author), Pei, Winston (Author), Pope, Nicole (Author), Pouliot, Reis (Author), Ramsey, Melissa (Author), Sieben, Julia (Author), Trotter, Maia (Author), Turnbull, Grace (Author), Voy, Kat (Author), Wang, Dandi (Author), Willauer, Faye (Author)
• Other Authors: McNally, Michael B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Edmonton, Canada Open Education Alberta 2023.
• Series: Open textbook library.
• Subjects: Social sciences > Textbooks; Library Science and Museum Studies > Textbooks
• Online Access: Access online version

Summary

This edited, openly licensed, textbook examines several different issues in collection management. Topics covered include physical vs. digital collections; the impact of BookTok on collections; challenges to 2SLGBTQ+ collections ; ebook licensing; ebook pricing; accessible collections for users with physical disabilities; accessible collections for users with invisible disabilities; "just in time"/demand-driven acquisitions; climate change and collections and research data collections.

Physical Description

1 online resource