Book Review: Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management

Abstract

Peggy Johnson has updated her comprehensive text, Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, for its 3rd edition. Fundamentals is intended as “a comprehensive introduction to the topic for students, a primer for experienced librarians with new collection development and management responsibilities, and a handy reference resource for practitioners as they go about their day-to day work” (ix). The breadth and depth of information Johnson provided is impressive in its coverage, and any reader in her intended audience will glean something relevant and informative from this text. Comprehensive, yet surprisingly easy to read, Johnson’s text is written in a straightforward, informative style and organized into clear chapters and subsections that enable a reader to dip in and out of the text.