What's Next for Collection Management and Managers?: Assessing the Value of Collection Services

摘要

It seems disingenuous to communicate that a strong focus on assessment is "what's next for collection managers and management." Haven't collection managers been engaged in assessment ever since librarians started managing collections-especially as a way to gain better funding from stakeholders and funding agencies? Consider a North American Review article published in 1850. The article covers several contemporary reports about public libraries in Great Britain and the United States. This overview included discussion on a report commissioned by Parliament to assess the public libraries of Great Britain and Ireland, comparing these to major libraries in the rest of Europe.