| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Going Against the Grain: A Rationale for the Collection of Popular Materials in Academic Libraries; Donors and the Acquisition of Popular Culture Materials; Collecting Popular Culture; Building Popular Culture Manuscript Collections; A Horizontal Development Strategy; Conclusion; Collection Division as an Acquisition Method: A Case Study; The Time Capsule as a Way for the Future to Acquire Popular Culture Items; Introduction; A Brief Time Capsules Background |
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Four Millennial Time Capsules and Their Popular Cultural DepositsSelecting Popular Culture Items for Future ""Reacquisition""; Conclusion; Nancy Drew Here to Stay? The Challenges to Be Found in the Acquisition and Retention of Early Twentieth Century Children's Series Books in an Academic Library Setting; 1. Pre-Acquisition; 2. The Acquisition Process; 3. Post-Acquisition; Conclusion; Developing a ""Focused"" Comic Book Collection in an Academic Library; An Unsuitable Job for a Librarian? Collection Development or Mystery and Detective Fiction in Academic Libraries; Introduction |
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Parallels Between the Novel and the Detective GenreHistories of the Novel and the Detective Genre; Collection Development in Academic Libraries; Sources for Collection Development; Conclusion; Uncovering the Mysteries of Popular Recordings Collection Development; Selection Tools for Popular Romances; Definition of ""Popular Romance""; Current Review Sources; Older Titles; Author Sources; Category Sources; Miscellaneous Sources; Conclusion; From Supermarket to Library: Tabloids in the Permanent Collection; Chorus; Historical Perspective; Current Status of Tabloids; Their Appeal to Advertisers |
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Need for Tabloids in LibrariesThe Further Case for Tabloids in Libraries; A Tool for the Researcher; Tabloids and Library Instruction; Tabloids and Collection Management Concerns; Conclusion; A Resource Guide to Studies in the Theory and Practice of Popular Culture Librarianship; Books; Articles |
| Summary |
Here is an accessible book containing strategies to help librarians expand their popular culture collections in an organized manner. Many publications explain why libraries should collect popular culture materials; this one explains how. Packed full of useful information, Popular Culture and Acquisitions provides numerous practical approaches to collecting this ever-expanding, often unwieldy mass of information. It aids both beginning and experienced librarians as they sort through the vast array of materials available to them. Discussions ranging from what to collect and how to collect it to |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317940050 |
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1317940059 |
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