Floating Collections – an Alternative Concept in Library Collection Management

• Authors: Beata Anna Obydzińska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article is about an alternative concept in library collection management – floating collections – very popular in American public libraries nowadays. Selected literature is presented, the history of approach and a case study from Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) where the author of this article works. Potential benefits and challenges of floating collections are presented as well.

Keywords

PL

EN

floating collections, collection management, public libraries

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Folia Bibliologica
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 58

Dates

published

2016

online

2016-12-20

Contributors

author

Beata Anna Obydzińska

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/fb.2016.58.119