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(New York, NY) March 19, 2009 – As libraries increasingly invest in and expand their electronic collections, it is essential that they develop related management policies and procedures that are at once clear, effective and incontestable. Written by acclaimed author and experienced librarian Rebecca Brumley, Electronic Collection Management Forms, Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Manual with CD-ROM, to be published by Neal-Schuman Publishers on April 10, 2009, provides over 600 authoritative forms, policies and procedures to help information professionals across all types of libraries write and implement a successful electronic resource management plan.
The book’s comprehensive content is organized by topic into seven broad sections, and the corresponding documents and forms are further divided by key area of interest. Part I, titled Administration, shares guidelines to help libraries initiate planning, and covers electronic resource plans, management guidelines and technology plan processes. Part II, called Collection Development, examines the current state and costs of e-resources and outlines the different types and categories, digitization, departmental selection, digital material and financial arrangements. The next part, Electronic Equipment and Hardware, includes guidelines for hardware, software, general and special equipment usage and inventory, and is followed by a section called Electronic Resources Access that investigates user access guidelines, options and fundamentals and special wireless access policies. Part V, titled Electronic Library Services, covers electronic classrooms, library web sites, media centers, overdue, lost and damaged materials, audio and graphic reproduction, virtual reference and personalized information searching. The next part, called Legal Safeguards, outlines proper compliances for dealing with user information collection, copyright rules and restrictions, fair use and library policies, issues of intellectual freedom and user privacy protections, and is followed by a section called Special Interest to Public Libraries that focuses on policy matters such as internet use, virtual reference and web sites for children.
Brumley’s two concluding sections include a collection of today’s top job descriptions for administrators, librarians, support staff and technology personnel, as well as a complete treasury of recommended forms that can be easily edited and adapted to suit the needs of individual libraries. The accompanying CD-ROM includes time-saving, fully-editable versions of all of the book’s policies, procedures and forms.
Practical, well-organized and thoroughly researched, Electronic Collection Management Forms, Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Manual with CD-ROM is a vital resource for any library in the process of creating, editing or updating its electronic policy manual.
Electronic Record Management Forms, Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Manual with CD-ROM
ISBN: 978-1-5570-663-0.
2009. 6×9. 400pp. $149.95.
About the Author
Rebecca Brumley has worked as a librarian in both academic and public libraries, and currently works at the Navarro College Library in Texas. Brumley has also worked as an information literacy workshop instructor for Dallas Independent School District teachers, and has served on the board of the Desoto Public Library in Texas. Brumley received her Master’s in Information Science from the University of North Texas.
She is the author of four other books published by Neal-Schuman, including The Public Library Manager’s Forms, Policies, and Procedures Handbook with CD-ROM, The Neal-Schuman Directory of Public Library Job Descriptions with CD-ROM, The Reference Librarian’s Policies, Forms, Guidelines, and Procedures Handbook with CD-ROM, and The Academic Library Manager’s Forms, Policies and Procedures Handbook with CD-ROM.
About Neal-Schuman Publishers
Neal-Schuman Publishers is a leading publisher of professional books for librarians, archivists and knowledge managers. Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City, with offices in London, UK.
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