Collection Management in Academic Libraries

Economic constraints, curriculum changes, growing student numbers and the information explosion resulting from technological developments have put a higher priority on the successful management of increasingly diverse library collections. This new edition of Collection Management in Academic Libraries provides an enlightening overview of collection management policy and practice in academic libraries today, written by senior university librarians and expert commentators from both the Uk and North America.Collection Management in Academic Libraries is chiefly aimed at library managers and students of library and information science.