Collection Development in the Digital Age - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681172542 ISBN 13: 9781681172545

Verlag: Scitus Academics LLC, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The term ""collection development"" refers to the process of systematically building library collections to serve study, teaching, research, recreational, and other needs of library users. The process includes selection and deselection of current and retrospective materials, the planning of strategies for continuing acquisition, and evaluation of collections to determine how well they serve user needs. Overall, collection development encompasses many library operations ranging from the selection of individual titles for purchase to the withdrawal of expendable materials. An impressive number of publications on collection development have been produced within the last twenty years. The collection development policy is intended to provide guidance, within budgetary and space limitations, for the selection and evaluation of materials which anticipate and meet the needs of the Pasadena community. It directly relates the collection to the library's mission statement, and defines the scope and standards of the various collections. As the community changes, the library will need to reassess and adapt its collections to reflect new and differing areas of interest and concern. The collection development policy will be periodically evaluated and revised as necessary to provide guidance for implementing changes in the collection. Before entering into a discussion of the policy framework, it is important to recognize the issues currently affecting the collection development planning process. The special library is usually created for the specific purpose of providing accurate and current information for a particular set of patrons and, therefore, must contain materials considered to be of quality and be able to access them in sometimes demanding circumstances. Inaccurate information in a special library may cause destruction for the supporting institution. The second issue involves concern over the information explosion.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Scitus Academics LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1681172542
• ISBN 13: 9781681172545
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 290
• Herausgeber: Dechiel Dominika
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar