Book Review: Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections

Vicki Gregory. Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections: An Introduction. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011. 260p. alk. paper, $75 (ISBN 9781555706517). LC2011-009274

Vicki Gregory enters a textbook market dominated by Edward Evans' many editions of Developing Library and Information Center Collections and, more recently, by Peggy Johnson's Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management. Other introductory texts exist, as do many narrower collection management (CM) works focused by type of library, by material format, or by specific subtopics (such as...

Management Accounting Education for the 21st Century Firms

Management accounting has become a subject of hot debates over the last four decades and has undergone a major transformation. It is argued that traditional management accounting roles have either disappeared or been changed. The debate is based on the belief that roles of ‘Management Accountants’ require new forms of education and training,  with more emphasis on the practicality of the subjec...

From Collection Development to Content Development: Organization and Staffing for the 21st Century

The University of Kansas (KU) Libraries has a new organizational structure that resulted in the creation of the Content Development Department, with fewer librarians dedicated to stewardship of the Libraries’ collections. The impending retirement of three long‐standing and knowledgeable librarians prompted a review of the responsibilities of the new department and identification of the human re...

Book Review: Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries

It's not surprisingly when entering this site to get the book. One of the popular books now is the privacy in the 21st century issues for public school and academic libraries. You may be confused because you can't find the book in the book store around your city. Commonly, the popular book will be sold quickly. And when you have found the store to buy the book, it will be so hurt when you run o...

Auditing an Academic Library Book Collection