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Collection Management Policies

March 26, 2018 Holly Practical Librarian

Let’s talk about collection management policies. Stay with me, now! A library’s collection helps it meet its mission. The collection management policy explains how that will be accomplished. I’ve seen selection policies, deselection policies, and a gift policies, but that

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The Mission-Collection Connection

June 3, 2017 Holly Practical Librarian One comment

A library’s collection exists to help the library meet its mission. When you are having trouble letting go of non-circulating library materials, or talking the Powers That Be into allowing you to do some weeding, this is a great point

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