A Student-Centered, Classroom-based Approach to Collection Building.

Weaver, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ601856

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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A Student-Centered, Classroom-based Approach to Collection Building.

Weaver, Patricia

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v25 n3 p202-10 May 1999

Examines whether surveying students in the classroom using course-specific questionnaires--and interviewing their instructors--is a viable tool for academic library collection building. Findings revealed this approach to be a valuable qualitative tool for assessing the college library's local book collection. (AEF)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Interviews, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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