Library & Information Science, Course 266: Collection Development.
Dr. David Loertscher
Fall 2003
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Suggestions for writing this chapter:
In this chapter you will create a graphical representation of the strengths of the collection in terms of qualtiy and quality. The textbook contains some crude examples of maps and the sample books also provide examples upon which you can draw.
Begin the chapter by introducing your map giving the reader any suggestions for interpreting it.
Then present your map.
Then reflect on its meaning.
Core Collections
• Professional article (c6b.pdf) : Rea, Jay Weston. "A Core Collection Strategy for Protecting Undergraduate Education at a Comprehensive University," Journal of Academic Librarianship, March, 1998, p. 145--50. - Discusses how a core collection list of periodicals was arrived at and how they were budgeted for.
Emphasis Collections
• Professional article (c6c.pdf): Matthews, Linda M. "The Collection Management Perspective," Collection Management, vol. 22, no. 3/4, 1998, p. 193-97. - Emphasis collection possibilities.
Remote Collections for Distance Students
• Professional article (c6d.pdf): Silveria, Janie Barnard and Barbara G. Leonard. "The Balancing Act: Collection Development in Support of Remote Users in an Extended Campus Setting," Collection Management, vol. 21, no. 3/4, 1996, p. 139-51. - Read about San Jose State and their Monterey remote campus project. A bit of history. We are doing things quite differently now for distance students.