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Peer reviewedFedunok, Suzanne – RQ, 1996
Presents a list of commonly used elements found in a number of electronic information collection development policy statements collected by an American Library Association committee. The article concludes with a selected annotated bibliography of 14 sources relating to collection development policies for electronic information resources.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Electronic Text, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedGelfand, Julia – Reference Librarian, 1999
Includes citations to five articles written by Charles Bunge related to reference sources and provides an overview of his views on reference materials. Highlights include sources with the most information; images and illustrative material, especially in light of technology; and collection development, including reviewing tools. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Illustrations, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Download full textJewell, Timothy D. – 2001
This report focuses on practices related to the selection and presentation of commercially available electronic resources. As part of the Digital Library Federation's Collection Practices Initiative, the report also shares the goal of identifying and propagating practices that support the growth of sustainable and scalable collections. It looks in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Sources, Information Technology, Internet
Peer reviewedBrown, Linda A. – Against the Grain, 1999
Discusses how collection-development librarians can customize their workstations by building a Web page to cover public service and outreach efforts to constituencies, links to tools to enable selectors to use the Web and work more efficiently, and selection of Web resources. Describes Web sites in the three categories of communication with…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Information Technology, Librarians, Library Acquisition
Martin, Rebecca – Illinois Libraries, 1999
Directed at the novice selector of Latin American literature in Spanish, this article suggests a strategy and tools for collecting these titles. Sources consulted for selecting this literature; book dealers, vendors, and publishers with a strong literary focus, and useful World Wide Web sites are appended. (AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Latin American Literature, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
Fox, Megan K. – Library Journal, 2003
Examines how librarians are customizing their services and collections for handheld computing. Discusses the widest adoption of PDAs (personal digital assistants) in libraries that serve health and medical communities; PDA-friendly information pages; the reference focus; journals and databases; lending materials; publicity; use of PDAs by library…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Development
Peer reviewedMount, Ellis, Ed. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1989
Selected collections of scientific and technical archives and manuscripts described in eight articles include the Edison Archives; American Museum of Natural History Library; MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Institute Archives and Special Collections; National Archives; Dard Hunter Paper Museum; American Zoo and Aquarium Archives; and…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Databases, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Dowd, Alice – Library Journal, 1992
Briefly describes the current recovery movement with its support groups for addicts and their relatives and friends. The response of publishers to this movement is also noted. An annotated bibliography lists resources for information related to alcoholism, codependency, drug addiction, dysfunctional families, food addiction, religious addiction,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Annotated Bibliographies, Drug Addiction, Information Sources
Peer reviewedHaas, Leslie M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Disucusses local collection development tools available to librarians on their college or university campus, including syllabi; class discussion lists; departmental Web pages and pamphlets; departmental selfreports; centers for teaching excellence; university bookstore; library circulation figures; library consortia; and the Internet. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Colleges, Data Collection, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWalters, William H. – Journal of Documentation, 1999
Describes collection-development strategies for use in the identification, evaluation, and selection of numeric-data resources. Addresses three primary issues: the delineation of collecting scope and organizational role; the identification of potentially relevant data resources; and the evaluation of those resources in accordance with objective,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources
Peer reviewedMiller, Heather S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Presents an alternative method of managing the purchase of volumes in monographic series. The purpose is to both ensure comprehensive review of all volumes in specified monographic series and to allow return of volumes not wanted for the library's collections. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – Book Report, 2001
Presents guidelines to help school library media specialists create and maintain an attractive, accurate, and current collection of science resources. Discusses weeding; calling for help; and collection rebuilding. Describes several valuable resources for accurate and up-to-date science information. (AEF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Hazen, Dan; Horrell, Jeffrey; Merrill-Oldham, Jan – 1998
This document proposes a model of the decision making process required of research libraries when they embark on digital conversion projects. A series of questions are offered that focus on facilitating the decision making process for library managers. Questions of what and how to digitize are placed in the larger framework of collection building…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Costs, Decision Making, Information Sources
Hajnal, Peter I., Ed. – 1997
International governmental organizations (IGOs) are constantly expanding their work and influence, yet their publications are among the most difficult documents for libraries to acquire, organize, and use. This authoritative reference work examines the documentation, publications, and computerized information services of such major IGOs as the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Document Delivery, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body)
