Publisher's Synopsis
Pamphlets and clippings are compact, retrievable, current, unique and authoritative. They enable librarians with limited budgets to cover many otherwise financially prohibitive subjects. With these features, vertical files are becoming increasingly attractive to school, public and academic librarians. This book is designed for library staff members working on their library's vertical file, or those wanting to set one up.;This collection of practical readings fills a gap in professional library literature. Michael Spencer has collected material from a variety of sources to cover every area of major concern in the field: weeding the vertical file, the use of the computer with the vertical file, obtaining and selecting useful material, record keeping, and special types of material - such as newspaper clippings, travel, medical and vocational material. An annotated bibliography offers a list additional resources.
