"This concise, field-tested training manual will put your liaison on solid footing"-- Armstrong and Dinkle describe the responsibilities and expectations of being a library liaison-- with focus on collection development-- in terms broad enough to be applied in many libraries. Emphasis is on academic libraries, though the policies, plans and goals presented can be applied to many types of libraries. -- adapted from pages ix and [2]. Provided by publisher.

"In collaboration with ALCTS Publishing."

The library liaison's role -- Collection development -- Fund management -- Ordering -- Collection development committee -- Building relationships -- Continuing resources -- Cooperative initiatives and partnerships -- Collection assessment and weeding -- Accreditation reviews -- Library liaison assessment.