Publisher's Synopsis
The fifth release in the popular ALCTS Papers on Library Technical Services and Collections series sheds light on the impact of technology in collection management and developmental issues.;The collection begins with an expansive overview by Paul Mosher; then moves into a discussion in three chapters on administrative issues; spends a couple of chapters on building constituents and stakeholders, followed by a "down in the trenches" treatment of coalition building; looks specifically at the impact of new technology in the next four chapters (Peggy Johnson contributes a chapter featuring a comparison of Internet to video games); contains a chapter by Atkinson on the current hot topic "access and ownership"; and concludes with four papers on the financial aspects of the subject.
