Abstract
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.
Highlights
Abstract: he article is about an alternative concept in library collection management – loating collections – very popular in American public libraries nowadays
S.r. ranganathan (1892–1972), considered by some to be the father of library science, coined the Five Laws of Librarianship in 1931: (1) Books are for use, (2) every book its reader, (3) every reader his book, (4) Save the time of the reader, (5) he library is a growing organism. hese laws are still applicable to modern library practice when “the book” can be understood broadly to include audio books and digital formats
Floating collections is an alternative concept in library collection management where materials move freely between branches and are not returned to their “home”
Summary
Abstract: he article is about an alternative concept in library collection management – loating collections – very popular in American public libraries nowadays. The history of approach and a case study from Monterey county Free Libraries (McFL) where the author of this article works. U Keywords: loating collections, collection management, public libraries. S.r. ranganathan (1892–1972), considered by some to be the father of library science, coined the Five Laws of Librarianship in 1931: (1) Books are for use, (2) every book its reader, (3) every reader his book, (4) Save the time of the reader, (5) he library is a growing organism. According to the editor of „public Libraries: perspectives”, Nann Blaine Hilyard, loating collections support these ive laws[1].
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