List of Contributions

Hi Erica! I'm relatively new to my library and my position; I started here at the beginning of September. APLD has 4 branches, but we do centralized collection development. Our 4 selectors purchase materials for the 4 branches with input/guidance from branch staff, but the branch staff are responsible ...

Hello! I am the Collection Services Manager at Aurora Public Library District in Illinois. Aurora is the second largest city in Illinois behind Chicago and serves a large, diverse population. We have 3 physical branches plus a Bookmobile that serve parts of 4 different counties. Collection Services ...

The way I was taught to handle self-published books would be to consider the author the publisher and the platform as the manufacturer (if you have the platform information). I'm not sure if this is the "proper" way according to RDA, but it made logical sense to me so this is how I've been handling these. ...