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Floating Collections A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.01.2014

Verlag

Bloomsbury Academic

Seitenzahl

152

Maße (L/B/H)

23.4/15.6/0.8 cm

Gewicht

284 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-59884-743-7

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

13.01.2014

Verlag

Bloomsbury Academic

Seitenzahl

152

Maße (L/B/H)

23.4/15.6/0.8 cm

Gewicht

284 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-59884-743-7

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Floating Collections
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  • Acknowledgments
    Introduction to Floating Collections
    Why Floating Works for Today's Libraries
    A Word about eBooks
    It Is Not All About the Money
    Why a Book on Floating Collections?
    Organization
    Methodology
    Common Concerns That Are Addressed
    Chapter One: The History of Floating Collections
    Floating Collections
    How the Float Behaves-and Misbehaves
    The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Floating Collection
    Who Floats, Who Does Not, and Why
    Has Anyone Ever Quit Floating?
    Is Floating Right for Your Library System?
    Chapter Two: Deciding Whether or Not to Float the Collection
    Steering a Middle Course
    How Will Floating Affect the Patrons?
    How Will Floating Affect Circulation?
    How Will Floating Affect the Staff?
    How Will Floating Affect the Collection?
    How Will Floating Affect Fellow Consortia Libraries?
    Are There Other Mind-Bending, Paradigm-Shifting, Major Upheavals Taking Place?
    Have Like Libraries Converted Successfully to Floating?
    What Are the Hidden Costs or Risks?
    Is Now the Right Time to Centralize?
    What Is the Worst-Case Scenario?
    Whom to Involve
    Deciding to Float: Discussion Questions
    Chapter Three: Prediction and Preparation
    Branch Size and Circulation Rank
    Measuring Patron Behavior
    Predicting Success
    Calculating the Prefloat Percentage
    Tracking the Invisible Patron: Floating and the Hold Shelf
    Location, Location, Location
    Heed the Weed
    Interpreting Results
    Chapter Four: Communication: Preparing the Staff
    Staff Morale
    Managing the Change
    Staff Concerns before the Float
    Planning Staff Communication
    Branch Visits
    Rebalancing Work Group
    Postfloat Staff Concerns
    Chapter Five: Preparing the Collection to Float
    What Should NOT Float
    The High Cost of Bad Shelving Practices
    The 24-Door-to-Floor Shelving Method
    The Big Weed
    Chapter Six: Implementation and Postfloat Considerations
    Implementation and Postfloat Communication
    Postfloat Branch Visits
    The Postfloat Percentage
    Rebalancing
    The Float Is Right; the Shelves Are Wrong
    Chapter Seven: Managing a Floating Collection in the Long Term
    Selecting and Budgeting for a Floating Collection
    The Importance of Branch Visits for Selectors
    Floating and Circulation
    Patron Behavior, Not Staff Opinion
    Core Collection and Weeding
    Vetting Old Editions in a Floating Collection
    Weeding a Floating Collection
    Epilogue: Floating and the User Experience
    Floating and the User Experience
    Collection Work and the User Experience
    Facility Planning and Design and the User Experience
    Readers' Advisory, Merchandising/Displays, Programming and the User Experience
    Conclusion
    Appendix A: 10 Great Reasons to Float
    Appendix B: Partial List of Floating Libraries
    Appendix C: Floating Risk Evaluation
    Appendix D: Deciding to Float
    Appendix E: Chart for Prefloat Branch Visits
    Appendix F: Staff Communication
    Appendix G: Communication Timeline
    Appendix H: Sample 24-Door-to-Floor Cart Tag
    Bibliography
    Index