Mark Robison is assistant professor of library services at Valparaiso University in Indiana.Lindley Shedd is associate professor and media services coordinator at The University of Alabama Libraries, where she manages the unit that circulates multimedia production gear, such as camcorders, lighting, and audio gear.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: HISTORY1—A History of Things Collections: From Specialized Precursors to Present-Day DiversityMark Robison and Lindley SheddPART II: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES2—Measure Twice, Cut Once: A Long-Lasting Tool Lending Library in BerkeleyAdam Broner3—Book-a-Bike: Increasing Access to Physical Activity with a Library CardJames Hill4—The LibraryFarmJill Youngs5—Seed Libraries: Lend a Seed, Grow a CommunityRené Tanner and Betsy Goodman6—The Real Toy Story: A Toy Lending CollectionSue Kirschner7—Create, Share, Play: Sacramento's Library of ThingsMichelle Coleman Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy CalhounPART III: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES8—Technology and Small College Libraries: Trying to Be Everything to EveryoneBrian Burns9—Providing Hands-On Teacher Preparation: Collecting and Maintaining Curriculum MaterialsJennifer Harvey and Rochelle Hunt Krueger10—Loaning Technology and Media Production EquipmentShelly McCoy11—Faculty/Librarian Collaboration in the Age of Media: Building a Collection of Media Services to Support the Integration of Video Production into the CurriculumMitchell Shuldman12—Going Beyond Books: Lendable Technology, Interdisciplinary Innovation, and the Revitalization of an Academic LibraryTara Radniecki and Patrick "Tod" Colegrove13—Building Game Collections in Academic Libraries: A Case Study at the University of North TexasDiane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin DeWitt Miller14—Seeing and Hearing the World in New Ways: VCU's Collection of Scopes and Other InstrumentsEric D. M. JohnsonPART IV: SPECIAL LIBRARIES15—Things Collections, Alaska-Style: Furs, Skulls, MountsCelia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed KazzimirPART V: BEST PRACTICES16—Best Practices: Building Your Own Library of ThingsLindley Shedd and Mark RobisonAppendix A: General Maintenance of Hand and Electric ToolsAppendix B: Book-a-Bike Lending AgreementAppendix C: Book-a-Bike Parental or Legal Guardian ConsentAppendix D: Book-a-Bike Safety Inspection ChecklistAppendix E: Seed Return FormAppendix F: Draft Agreement for Housing, Maintenance, and Circulation of Collection of Skulls, Furs, and Bird MountsAppendix G: Catalog Information for Furs, Mounts, and Skulls CollectionAppendix H: Furs, Mounts, and Skulls Collection/Educational Science Kits Statement of ResponsibilityAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex

This interesting book provides information and case studies on the 'things' movement in libraries library collections centered around lending items other than books. . . . I haven't seen a book like this before, so I highly recommend it for all libraries, given that the case studies include public, special, and academic library examples.

Mark Robison is assistant professor of library services at Valparaiso University in Indiana.Lindley Shedd is associate professor and media services coordinator at The University of Alabama Libraries, where she manages the unit that circulates multimedia production gear, such as camcorders, lighting, and audio gear.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: HISTORY1—A History of Things Collections: From Specialized Precursors to Present-Day DiversityMark Robison and Lindley SheddPART II: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES2—Measure Twice, Cut Once: A Long-Lasting Tool Lending Library in BerkeleyAdam Broner3—Book-a-Bike: Increasing Access to Physical Activity with a Library CardJames Hill4—The LibraryFarmJill Youngs5—Seed Libraries: Lend a Seed, Grow a CommunityRené Tanner and Betsy Goodman6—The Real Toy Story: A Toy Lending CollectionSue Kirschner7—Create, Share, Play: Sacramento's Library of ThingsMichelle Coleman Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy CalhounPART III: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES8—Technology and Small College Libraries: Trying to Be Everything to EveryoneBrian Burns9—Providing Hands-On Teacher Preparation: Collecting and Maintaining Curriculum MaterialsJennifer Harvey and Rochelle Hunt Krueger10—Loaning Technology and Media Production EquipmentShelly McCoy11—Faculty/Librarian Collaboration in the Age of Media: Building a Collection of Media Services to Support the Integration of Video Production into the CurriculumMitchell Shuldman12—Going Beyond Books: Lendable Technology, Interdisciplinary Innovation, and the Revitalization of an Academic LibraryTara Radniecki and Patrick "Tod" Colegrove13—Building Game Collections in Academic Libraries: A Case Study at the University of North TexasDiane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin DeWitt Miller14—Seeing and Hearing the World in New Ways: VCU's Collection of Scopes and Other InstrumentsEric D. M. JohnsonPART IV: SPECIAL LIBRARIES15—Things Collections, Alaska-Style: Furs, Skulls, MountsCelia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed KazzimirPART V: BEST PRACTICES16—Best Practices: Building Your Own Library of ThingsLindley Shedd and Mark RobisonAppendix A: General Maintenance of Hand and Electric ToolsAppendix B: Book-a-Bike Lending AgreementAppendix C: Book-a-Bike Parental or Legal Guardian ConsentAppendix D: Book-a-Bike Safety Inspection ChecklistAppendix E: Seed Return FormAppendix F: Draft Agreement for Housing, Maintenance, and Circulation of Collection of Skulls, Furs, and Bird MountsAppendix G: Catalog Information for Furs, Mounts, and Skulls CollectionAppendix H: Furs, Mounts, and Skulls Collection/Educational Science Kits Statement of ResponsibilityAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex

This interesting book provides information and case studies on the 'things' movement in libraries library collections centered around lending items other than books. . . . I haven't seen a book like this before, so I highly recommend it for all libraries, given that the case studies include public, special, and academic library examples.

Mark Robison is assistant professor of library services at Valparaiso University in Indiana.Lindley Shedd is associate professor and media services coordinator at The University of Alabama Libraries, where she manages the unit that circulates multimedia production gear, such as camcorders, lighting, and audio gear.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: HISTORY1—A History of Things Collections: From Specialized Precursors to Present-Day DiversityMark Robison and Lindley SheddPART II: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES2—Measure Twice, Cut Once: A Long-Lasting Tool Lending Library in BerkeleyAdam Broner3—Book-a-Bike: Increasing Access to Physical Activity with a Library CardJames Hill4—The LibraryFarmJill Youngs5—Seed Libraries: Lend a Seed, Grow a CommunityRené Tanner and Betsy Goodman6—The Real Toy Story: A Toy Lending CollectionSue Kirschner7—Create, Share, Play: Sacramento's Library of ThingsMichelle Coleman Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy CalhounPART III: THINGS COLLECTIONS IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES8—Technology and Small College Libraries: Trying to Be Everything to EveryoneBrian Burns9—Providing Hands-On Teacher Preparation: Collecting and Maintaining Curriculum MaterialsJennifer Harvey and Rochelle Hunt Krueger10—Loaning Technology and Media Production EquipmentShelly McCoy11—Faculty/Librarian Collaboration in the Age of Media: Building a Collection of Media Services to Support the Integration of Video Production into the CurriculumMitchell Shuldman12—Going Beyond Books: Lendable Technology, Interdisciplinary Innovation, and the Revitalization of an Academic LibraryTara Radniecki and Patrick "Tod" Colegrove13—Building Game Collections in Academic Libraries: A Case Study at the University of North TexasDiane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin DeWitt Miller14—Seeing and Hearing the World in New Ways: VCU's Collection of Scopes and Other InstrumentsEric D. M. JohnsonPART IV: SPECIAL LIBRARIES15—Things Collections, Alaska-Style: Furs, Skulls, MountsCelia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed KazzimirPART V: BEST PRACTICES16—Best Practices: Building Your Own Library of ThingsLindley Shedd and Mark RobisonAppendix A: General Maintenance of Hand and Electric ToolsAppendix B: Book-a-Bike Lending AgreementAppendix C: Book-a-Bike Parental or Legal Guardian ConsentAppendix D: Book-a-Bike Safety Inspection ChecklistAppendix E: Seed Return FormAppendix F: Draft Agreement for Housing, Maintenance, and Circulation of Collection of Skulls, Furs, and Bird MountsAppendix G: Catalog Information for Furs, Mounts, and Skulls CollectionAppendix H: Furs, Mounts, and Skulls Collection/Educational Science Kits Statement of ResponsibilityAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex

This interesting book provides information and case studies on the 'things' movement in libraries library collections centered around lending items other than books. . . . I haven't seen a book like this before, so I highly recommend it for all libraries, given that the case studies include public, special, and academic library examples.