Audiobook Collections & Services

"Audiobook Collections & Services (Highsmith Press Handbook Series)" by Susan Baird. This complete guide to the planning, development, marketing and administration of audiobook collections in libraries is packed with practical advice. The book provides a brief history of audiobooks followed by clear, easy-to-follow steps in planning, budgeting and evaluating your collection; how to select titles appropriate for adult and juvenile users, recommended selection policies, acquisition and processing procedures, advice on narrators and abridgments, coping with censorship threats, maintenance and repair, shelving and circulation, promotion and effective display. Appendices include reviewing and collection development sources, suppliers, audiobook publishers and distributors (including their specialties, such as audiotapes in Spanish), an annotated bibliography of classic audiobooks for adults and youth, major audiobook awards and recent award winners. Book details: 88 pages, published 2000. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.