Guide to Review of Library Collections

Dennis Lambert is Head of Collection Development and Management at Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University. He also manages the preservation program at Villanova.Winston Atkins serves as the Preservation Officer for the Duke University Libraries. He teaches a seminar in preservation in the Public History Program at North Carolina State University. Doug Litts is the Assistant Librarian at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. Lorraine Olley is Executive Director of the Library Administration and Management Association, a division of the American Library Association.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Purpose and scope of the guideChapter 3 Value of collection reviewsChapter 4 AssumptionsChapter 5 Planning for collection reviewChapter 6 PrinciplesChapter 7 Scheduling and training staffChapter 8 Collection review documentationChapter 9 Collection policy considerationsChapter 10 Community considerationsChapter 11 Final reportChapter 12 Elements of a preservation review programChapter 13 Preservation principlesChapter 14 Identification of materials in need of preservationChapter 15 Preservation prioritiesChapter 16 Preservation optionsChapter 17 Elements of a storage review programChapter 18 Storage principlesChapter 19 Identification of materials for transfer to storageChapter 20 Elements of a deselection review programChapter 21 Deselection principlesChapter 22 Identification of materials for deselectionChapter 23 Periodical and standing order deselectionChapter 24 Deselection of special formatsChapter 25 ConclusionChapter 26 GlossaryChapter 27 Bibliography