American Library Association. Subcommittee on Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians.

Guide for training collection development librarians / by Subcommittee on Guide for Training Collection Development Librarians, Stafffing and Organization of Collection Development/Evaluation Committee, Collection Development and Evaluation Section, Reference, and Adult Services Division, Administration of Collection Development Committee, Collection Management and Development Section, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ; edited by Susan L. Fales. - Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 1996. - viii, 61 p. ; 23 cm. - Collection Management and Development Guides ; no. 8. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-61).

Purpose of the guide--Audience for the guide--Collection development assumptions--Adult training assumptions--Ethical, legal, and cultural considerations--Planning--Collection development policies--Budget process--Library department operations.

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Collection development (Libraries)--United States.
Library education--United States.
Librarians--United States.