Potential Collection Development Bias: Some Evidence on a Controversial Topic in California.

Harmeyer, Dave

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ERIC Number: EJ499853

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Publication Date: 1995

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Potential Collection Development Bias: Some Evidence on a Controversial Topic in California.

Harmeyer, Dave

College & Research Libraries, v56 n2 p101-11 Mar 1995

Presents a 1992 study which discovered and investigated collection development bias in academic and public libraries in California. The investigation was carried out in five stages: (1) selected a controversial topic; (2) identified representative works; (3) ranked works by qualified judges; (4) measured holdings via library online computer database; and (5) analyzed holding data. (JMV)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Case Studies, Censorship, Field Studies, Librarians, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Public Libraries, Selection, Selection Tools

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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