Textbooks in Academic Libraries – Selection, Circulation, and Assessment (An AL…

Textbooks in Academic LibrariesSelection, Circulation, and Assessment (an ALCTS Monograph)\nAuthor(s): Chris Diaz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Library Association, United States\nImprint: ALA Editions\nISBN-13: 9780838915875, 978-0838915875\nSynopsis\nShortly after the syllabi are posted, and long before the beginning of the term, interlibrary loan departments at academic libraries will have filled or rejected innumerable textbook requests. While it would be unwise if not impossible to buy and circulate every textbook at a college or university, there are many academic libraries who are selectively adding textbooks to their collections. And the practice seems to be gaining momentum. In this volume, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and editor Chris Diaz gather case studies that pull together creative approaches and best practices for print textbook reserve programs. This book discusses such topics as\n\nresults and analysis from a detai.