Have you ever wondered “what do they do all day when they’re not recording podcasts, those Bellwether Friends? I know I should trust librarians, but why?” We sat down for an interview about collection development (the art of budgeting for, buying, maintaining, and eventually disposing of books and other materials) with Helene Williams, Senior Lecturer at the University of Washington’s iSchool, for her online class (Twitter).
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Springfield City Library
Forbes Library
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Ammi Cutter
Cutter Classification
Dewey-Cutter Conversion
Library Journal: Practice Makes Perfect
Ingram
Baker & Taylor
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