Open AccessBook Review: Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success
Author(s) -
Amy Lewontin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
library resources and technical services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2159-9610
pISSN - 0024-2527
DOI - 10.5860/lrts.59n1.55a
Subject(s) - term (time) , collection development , computer science , public relations , operations research , library science , business , world wide web , engineering management , political science , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
In these uncertain economic times, library administrators are often faced with tough budget decisions. They are encouraged to “think outside the box” for creative strategies to help cut costs while not diminishing services to library patrons. Wendy Bartlett’s Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success offers one such creative and thought-provoking strategy, particularly for public library systems.