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Atkinson, Ross – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
This review of the 1987 literature on collection management covers (1) organization; (2) collection building; (3) collection and use evaluation; (4) cooperative collection development; (5) costs and budgeting; and (6) acquisitions. (185 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Library Material Selection
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Pojman, Paul E. – Catholic Library World, 1987
Looks at collection development for print materials in school libraries serving children in grades K-8. The policy statement and the processes of evaluation, selection, acquisition, and weeding are examined, emphasizing the place of curriculum objectives and the role of the librarian. Twenty-two references and a bibliography of 15 selection tools…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Role
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Schwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Reviews previously proposed schemes of classical rationality in book selection, describes new approaches to rational choice behavior, and presents a model of book selection based on bounded rationality in a garbage can decision process. The role of tacit knowledge and symbolic content in the selection process are also discussed. (102 references)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Books, Decision Making, Library Collection Development
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Sankowski, Andrew – Catholic Library World, 1987
Defines collection development and discusses several issues related to this function in the academic library: (1) the importance of a collection development policy; (2) material selection; (3) faculty-library cooperation; (4) cooperation with other library departments; (5) weeding; and (6) effects of automation. Nine references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
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Wortman, William A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1987
The 1986 literature on collection management is reviewed under six major headings: (1) general overview; (2) materials; (3) kinds of users and libraries; (4) evaluation and cooperation; (5) selection, acquisitions, and allocation; and (6) access, weeding, and preservation. A list of 251 references is provided. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
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Sowell, Steven L. – Special Libraries, 1989
Provides overviews of expert systems and library material selection, and describes six steps in the process of the development of the Monograph Selection Advisor, a demonstration prototype expert system that provides advice on monograph selection decisions. (17 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Expert Systems, Higher Education
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Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke. – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Discusses specific selection criteria used in making collection development decisions and presents both a model for arriving at a selection decision, and a mechanism for assigning a priority to each selection. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Holistic Approach, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
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Monroe, William S. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Selective review of the collection development literature for 1991 discusses the access versus ownership issue; organization, policy, and planning; budgets and finance; selection; assessment, weeding, and preservation; and special collections. (177 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
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Serebnick, Judith – Library Quarterly, 1992
Describes a study that investigated holdings of small publishers' books in OCLC libraries and selection procedures for these titles, including the influence of reviews, publishers, and vendors. Questionnaire responses from librarians and vendors are analyzed, and results indicating a significant relationship between holdings and reviews are…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
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Schreiner-Robles, Rebecca – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
A survey of 29 medium-sized academic libraries gathered data on collection development methods in foreign literatures including the language and academic background of the bibliographer; bases of selection decisions; acquisition rates for French, German, and Spanish literature as compared to English/American literature; acquisition practices; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Language Books, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
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Rice, Barbara A. – Library Trends, 1985
Addresses importance of online databases as part of library reference collection and focuses on bibliographic databases (ready reference, print versus online migration, bibliographic utilities); selection/evaluation of online databases (vendor selection, individual databases); full-text databases; numeric databases; end-user searching; and use of…
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Methods, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
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Hattendorf, Lynn C. – RQ, 1989
This discussion of collection management techniques emphasizes planning, collection strategies, and active selection. It is argued that policies and methodologies for applying collection management principles to reference collections are needed, and briefly describes the recently created Collection Development and Evaluation Section of the…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation, Library Material Selection, Library Planning
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Wilson, Myoung Chung; Edelman, Hendrik – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Examines the growing body of literature dealing with interdisciplinary academic research and discusses challenges that the erosion of subject-area boundaries presents to those selecting library materials. Reports on a case study that ascertained patterns of interdisciplinary research at Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
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Cox, Richard J. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Examines the increasing information value of government documents as resource materials, the effects of information technology on access to government documents, and the resulting need for cooperation among archivists and librarians in selection and administration of these materials. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Government Publications, Information Technology
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Hawks, Carol Pitts – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Discussion of knowledge-based systems focuses on expert systems used by libraries for technical services and collection management. Highlights include knowledge acquisition; system development issues, including staff time and costs; cataloging; acquisitions and serials control; material selection; preservation; and examples of existing systems.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Costs, Expert Systems, Library Automation
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