Building and maintaining an academic library pamphlet collection

Abstract

Describes how the pamphlet collection at the University of Toledo’s Carlson Library is built and maintained, centering on the Pamphlet Collection Manual, which was specifically written for the collection. Discusses the collection’s mission, arrangement, OPAC access, circulation, selection, ordering, online cataloging, processing, weeding and record keeping as detailed in the manual. Provides a review of the literature since 1970 on academic library pamphlet collections.

Citation

Aked, M.J. (1996), "Building and maintaining an academic library pamphlet collection", Collection Building, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959610126028