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Part I. History
A history of things collections : from specialized precursors to present-day diversity / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd
Part II. Things collections in public libraries
Measure twice, cut once : a long-lasting tool lending library in berkeley / Adam Broner
Book-a- bike : increasing access to physical activity with a library card / James Hill
The LibraryFarm / Jill Youngs
Seed libraries : lend a seed, grow a community / R. Tanner and Betsy Goodman
The real toy story : a toy lending collection / Sue Kirschner
Create, share, play : Sacramento's library of things / Michelle Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy Calhoun
Part III. Things collections in academic libraries
Technology and small college libraries : trying to be everything to everyone / Brian Burns
Providing hands-on teacher preparation : collecting and maintaining curriculum materials / Jennifer Harvey and Rochelle Krueger
Loaning technology and media production equipment / Shelly McCoy
Faculty/librarian collaboration in the age of media : building a collection of media services to support the integration of video production into the curriculum / Mitchell Shuldman
Going beyond books : lendable technology, interdisciplinary innovation, and the revitalization of an academic library / Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove
Building game collections in academic libraries : a case study at the University of North Texas / Diane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin Miller
Seeing and hearing the world in new ways : VCU's collection of scopes and other instruments / Eric D. M. Johnson
Part IV. Special libraries
Things collections, Alaska-style : furs, skulls, mounts / Celia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed Kazzimir
Part V. Best practices
Best practices: building your own library of things / Lindley Shedd and Mark Robison
Appendix a. general maintenance of hand and electric tools
Appendix b. book-a-bike lending agreement
Appendix c. book-a-bike parental or legal guardian consent
Appendix D. book-a-bike safety inspection checklist
Appendix E. seed return form
Appendix f. draft agreement for housing, maintenance, and circulation of collection of skulls, furs, and bird mounts
Appendix G. catalog information for furs, mounts, and skulls collection
Appendix H. furs, mounts, and skulls collection statement of responsibility.
A history of things collections : from specialized precursors to present-day diversity / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd
Part II. Things collections in public libraries
Measure twice, cut once : a long-lasting tool lending library in berkeley / Adam Broner
Book-a- bike : increasing access to physical activity with a library card / James Hill
The LibraryFarm / Jill Youngs
Seed libraries : lend a seed, grow a community / R. Tanner and Betsy Goodman
The real toy story : a toy lending collection / Sue Kirschner
Create, share, play : Sacramento's library of things / Michelle Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy Calhoun
Part III. Things collections in academic libraries
Technology and small college libraries : trying to be everything to everyone / Brian Burns
Providing hands-on teacher preparation : collecting and maintaining curriculum materials / Jennifer Harvey and Rochelle Krueger
Loaning technology and media production equipment / Shelly McCoy
Faculty/librarian collaboration in the age of media : building a collection of media services to support the integration of video production into the curriculum / Mitchell Shuldman
Going beyond books : lendable technology, interdisciplinary innovation, and the revitalization of an academic library / Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove
Building game collections in academic libraries : a case study at the University of North Texas / Diane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin Miller
Seeing and hearing the world in new ways : VCU's collection of scopes and other instruments / Eric D. M. Johnson
Part IV. Special libraries
Things collections, Alaska-style : furs, skulls, mounts / Celia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed Kazzimir
Part V. Best practices
Best practices: building your own library of things / Lindley Shedd and Mark Robison
Appendix a. general maintenance of hand and electric tools
Appendix b. book-a-bike lending agreement
Appendix c. book-a-bike parental or legal guardian consent
Appendix D. book-a-bike safety inspection checklist
Appendix E. seed return form
Appendix f. draft agreement for housing, maintenance, and circulation of collection of skulls, furs, and bird mounts
Appendix G. catalog information for furs, mounts, and skulls collection
Appendix H. furs, mounts, and skulls collection statement of responsibility.