Library Collection Development Policies ― A Reference and Writers' Handbook

Published for practicing librarians and students of library science, this reference work contains representative collection development policies from all kinds of libraries across the United States, including academic, public, school, state, church, and corporate libraries. Before presenting the policies, Wood (Director of Library Services, Sam Houston State U.) and Hoffman (library science, Sam Houston State U.) offer advice on policy rationale, implementation, and components. This book is a paperbound edition of a work originally printed in 1996. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Richard J. Wood is Director of Library Services and Professor at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Frank W. Hoffmann is Associate Professor, Department of Library Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. He is the author of Intellectual Freedom and Censorship (1989).