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Selection

Selection. Building a Collection for Use. Overview. Models for selecting Scope of collection Tools Selection decisions Acquisitions Collection Evaluation Deselection Formats. Models for selecting. Faculty Committee Bibliographer Collection development librarians

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Selection

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  1. Selection Building a Collection for Use

  2. Overview • Models for selecting • Scope of collection • Tools • Selection decisions • Acquisitions • Collection Evaluation • Deselection • Formats

  3. Models for selecting • Faculty • Committee • Bibliographer • Collection development librarians • Subject specialist librarians • Other users

  4. Scope of collection • Type of library • Programs supported • Depth of collection • Budget constraints • Space constraints

  5. Depth of collection • Turn over every rock (comprehensive) • Graduate program • Undergraduate only • Cross disciplinary • Leisure • THE FUTURE

  6. Budget • Level of funding • How is it divided up • How you’re allowed to spend • Keeping track • Maximizing resources

  7. Tools • Approval plans • Blanket orders • Blurbs & slips • Standing orders • Printed catalogs • Society • Web • Reviews • Amazon.com • Books in Print • OP sources • Recommended lists • Bookstores • Sales calls • Suggestions

  8. Reviews • Choice • Book-list • http://www.booknews.co.uk/ • http://www.e-streams.com/ • Journals • Publishers Weekly • Ask a listserv • …but we don’t wait for reviews

  9. Collection Manager http://staff.lib.utexas.edu/divisions/cird/Management/cmw.html xuta horns hookem

  10. Selection decision • Quality • Subject appropriate • Level appropriate • Demand • Anticipated use • Multiple copies

  11. What subjects • Basics • Courses taught • Demonstrated use • Research areas • Community interests

  12. Acquisitions • Pre-order searching • Vendors • Jobbers • Dealers • Direct orders • Discounts

  13. Collection Evaluation • Statistical • Use • Core lists • Benchmark collection

  14. Deselection/Storage • Issues • Age • Condition • Subject • Theft • Options • Weeding • Storage* • Inventory

  15. Formats • Books • Series • Journals • Electronic - books and/or journals • Reference • Media

  16. Computer Science: Unusual Case • Collection skewed to undergraduate • Collection skewed to popular • Scholarly materials often in technical reports; now on the web • Certifications vs. advanced degrees

  17. Other selection issues • Multiple copies • Withdrawals • Out-of-scope

  18. Maxims to Select By • Use is Use • Money is Money • Library materials are bought to be shared • Library materials are bought to be used • Establish your own rules of thumb • Use today vs. use in the future • Represent the unrepresented

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