Popular Culture and Acquisitions Contributor(s): Katz, Linda S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 156024299X ISBN-13: 9781560242994 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $103.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1993 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 025.2 |
LCCN: 92017522 |
Physical Information: 156 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Here is an accessible book containing strategies to help librarians expand their popular culture collections in an organized manner. Many publications explain why libraries should collect popular culture materials; this one explains how. Packed full of useful information, Popular Culture and Acquisitions provides numerous practical approaches to collecting this ever-expanding, often unwieldy mass of information. It aids both beginning and experienced librarians as they sort through the vast array of materials available to them. Discussions ranging from what to collect and how to collect it to what to do with the material once it's obtained give librarians solid information on how to establish cohesive popular culture collections.Chapters provide first-hand advice on:
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