The Basics

Shelf by Shelf: 000, 100, 200

Shelf by Shelf: 300s

Shelf by Shelf: 400s and 500s

Shelf by Shelf: 600s

Shelf by Shelf: 700s

Shelf by Shelf: 800s and Fiction

Shelf by Shelf: 900s and Biography

Other Areas of the Collection

Special Considerations for Youth Collections

Weeding Gone Wrong

Diversity and Inclusion

The Importance of a Collection Development Plan

Suggested Reading

Appendix: Annotated Sample Collection Development Plans.

The basics

Shelf by shelf, 000, 100, 200

Shelf-by-shelf, 300s

Shelf by shelf, 400s and 500s

Shelf by shelf, 600s

Shelf by shelf, 700s

Shelf by shelf, 800s and fiction

Shelf by shelf, 900s and biography

Other areas of the collection

Special considerations for youth collections

Weeding gone wrong

The importance of a collection development plan

Appendix A. Public: Morton Grove Public Library, IL

Appendix B. Public: La Grange Public Library, IL

Appendix C. Public: Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA

Appendix D. Public: Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA

Appendix E. Public: Glen Ellyn Public Library, IL

Appendix F. Public: Chicago Public Library, IL

Appendix G. Public: Seattle Public Library, WA

Appendix H. Academic: Columbia University, NY

Appendix I. Academic: Emmanuel d'Alzon Library, Assumption College, Worcester, MA

Appendix J. School media center: Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD

Appendix K. School media center: Georgetown Independent School District, Georgetown, TX.