id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15308 Smith, J. Christina Nolan, Christopher W. Managing the Reference Collection. Chicago: ALA, 1999. 231p. $30, acid-free paper (ISBN 0‐8389-0748-2). LC 98-037178. 1999-07-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 1853 102 53 Observing that reference collections are the gateway to the rest of the library, Nolan holds that reference collections should contain sources that are reference-formatted, fre­ quently used, authoritative, current, and unique in coverage. He urges librarians to implement collection development policies for reference collections and of­ fers practical advice on the elements of such a policy. cache/crl-15308.pdf txt/crl-15308.txt