Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries »

CAROLYN A. SHEEHY is Clare and Lucy Oesterle Director of Library Services at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections in dance, film studies, music, and theater.

Library Journal

Sheehy has organized an enjoyable yet practical journey through the development and management of libraries and special collections for the performing arts. Dividing the discipline into four major categories-dance, film, music, and theater-the book falls into neat divisions that operate well in the context of an edited work. Opening with an uncluttered historical account of the formation of the field of performing arts librarianship and its categories, Sheehy sets the stage for the practical chapters highlighting management issues relevant to these collections. Particularly apropos are the sections on the political side of management in the not-for-profit sector, the realities of which rarely seem to be addressed in management texts. Closing with a substantive, well-annotated bib-liography and index, this book will be an interesting tool for any professional in the field of humanities librarianship.-Lorri Zipperer, American Medical Assn., Chicago