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"In "Fundamentals of Managing Library Technical Services", seasoned expert Sheila Intner makes sense out of the chaos as she examines the roles and responsibilities of the technical services manager. The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the last decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both under-prepared and without guidance from their institutions.In "Fundamentals of Managing Library Technical Services", seasoned expert Sheila Intner makes sense out of the chaos as she examines the roles and responsibilities of the technical services manager. This authoritative handbook: gives new managers the tools necessary to effectively run the technical services department; provides guidance on working with and evaluating staff, vendors, and department outputs; suggests ways to boost department visibility; offers easy-to-scan tips, lists, and sidebars, including numerous "tales from the field"; and includes chapter-level bibliographies for more in-depth study.Focusing on strategies for success, the information offered here can be applied to all library types. Newly appointed technical services managers, library practitioners seeking to advance their careers, and library school students will all benefit from this practical, step-by-step approach."

"Library collection management is a vital part of any library?s operations. Making a collection count takes a holistic look at library collection management, connecting collection management activities and departments, and instructs on how to gather and analyse data from each point in a collection?s lifecycle. Relationships between collections and other library services are also explored. The result is a quality collection that is clean, current, and useful. The second edition includes expanded information on collection metrics, digital collections, and practical advice for managing collections effi ciently when time and resources are tight. It also includesmore real-life examples from practicing librarians in areas such as workflow analysis, collection budgets, and collection management techniques. Chapters cover the life cycle of a collection, understanding workfl ow and collecting metrics. Physical inventory, collection objectives and bookmarks, as well as collection organization, collection budgets and marketing collections are also discussed."

"ABSTRAKDespite adequate documentation of monograph arrearages in academic libraries, backlogs of music materials for the entire library community have gone unreported. In confirming the existence of music backlogs, it also becomes necessary to address questions concerning how the grew, what causes these backlogs to continue, and what it might take to eliminate them. In a survey of institutional subscribers to the Music Cataloging Bulletin, libraries were asked to quantify their uncataloged scores and sound recordings and to describe their music cataloging staff and procedures. Of the 358 participating libraries, 77% reported having music backlogs. These backlogs grew primarily as a result of large acquisitions and gifts without corresponding staffing staff to process them. Respondents also cited lack of knowledgeable staff as a deterrent to the reduction and elimination of the backlog."