Collection Building: Volume 27 Issue 2

Alternative literature in libraries: the unseen zine

This article aims to show both the importance of collecting zines, particularly in public libraries, and the issues and challenges associated with the management of such a unique…

Government goldmine: American Indian materials in government documents

The purpose of this article is to investigate government document collections to identify subject‐related materials and offer suggestions for making those materials more evident…

Advanced Collection Development project in partnership with a vendor

The purpose of this article is to discuss a project to enhance Texas A&M University at Qatar Library's (TAMUQL's) engineering curriculum, graduate, and research programs with…

Dragons in the stacks: an introduction to role‐playing games and their value to libraries

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the genre of tabletop fantasy role‐playing games and provide guidance in building an initial collection.

Circulation statistics in the evaluation of collection development

This article aims to describe how circulation statistics may be used to evaluate collection development policies.

Tracing their roots: genealogical sources for Chinese immigrants to the United States

This paper seeks to discuss the genealogical sources for Chinese immigrants as well as the settlement of Chinese in the USA and the historical evolution of Chinese names, their…

Youth Information‐seeking Behavior II: Context, Theories, Models and Issues

The New OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries

Library/Vendor Relationships

Intellectual Freedom Manual 7th ed.

Focus on collection development: a report on ALA Midwinter 2008

Editorial