How Long to Read Collection Management Basics

How Long Does it Take to Read Collection Management Basics?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read Collection Management Basics by Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

If the heart of the library is its collection, this textbook provides the keys to the heart of your library. Alongside standards of basic principles and processes, you'll find practical guidance on everything from acquisitions to preservation. Managing collections in today's libraries is more complicated and challenging than ever. Electronic formats, new options for collaboration and sharing, and the drive to use data for evaluation purposes are just a few of the changes now driving collection management. This updated edition of a classic text addresses changes in the field and provides a thorough overview of what collection development specialists now need to know to effectively and efficiently manage processes that range from selection and assessment to sharing resources, handling challenges, weeding, and preservation. Readers will find increased coverage of technical services, intellectual freedom and censorship, and collection policy development, as well as budget development and tracking, joint purchasing, and negotiating with vendors. Updates on e-resources, user needs assessment (including data visualization), and disaster management, along with suggestions for further reading, are also included. Engagingly written and easy to understand, this is a valuable text for students preparing for careers in public, academic, school, and special libraries. It will additionally serve as a training resource and professional refresher for practitioners.

How long is Collection Management Basics?

Collection Management Basics by Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro is 392 pages long, and a total of 98,784 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Collection Management Basics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read Collection Management Basics aloud.

What Reading Level is Collection Management Basics?

Collection Management Basics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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