Developing Library and Information Center Collections Book

	List of Illustrations
	Preface to the First Edition
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the Third Edition
	Preface to the Fourth Edition
1	Information Age - Information Society	1
2	Information Needs Assessment	31
3	Collection Development Policies	69
4	Selection Process in Practice	91
5	Producers of Information Materials	127
6	Print-Based Serials	154
7	Electronic Serials	180
8	Other Electronic Materials	207
9	Government Information	238
10	Audiovisual Materials	272
11	Acquisitions	313
12	Distributors and Vendors	336
13	Fiscal Management	377
14	Deselection	406
15	Evaluation	429
16	Cooperative Collection Development and Resource Sharing	454
17	Protecting the Collection	488
18	Legal Issues	515
19	Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, and Collection Development	544
	Epilogue: The Future of Collection Development	573
	Index	577