Collection Management of Lake Travis Community Library Youth Non-Fiction and Chapter Book Sections

Two areas of the Lake Travis Community Library youth collection were analyzed and reorganized to better serve the needs of their library community.  I created documentation for processing procedures, authority lists, local rules, and organization schema to establish standards and ensure fidelity in the youth non-fiction and chapter book sections. The procedure for updating metadata and relabeling was established and standardized when the chapter book section was processed. The updated taxonomy of the non-fiction section required the creation of local rules to generate subject grouping that would facilitate easier topic browsing by patrons. Throughout the process of bolstering efficient location of items by patrons and staff, I consulted with the cataloging and collection development librarians to create procedures and standards that would easily integrate with their procedures for collection management.