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Collection Development Resources

Collection Development Resources. Hélène Golden hgolden@sols.org 1-877-532-2901. Collection Development Elements. Assess your community Look at present users and their interests Write a Collection Development Policy Assess the present collection Write collection statements or profiles

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Collection Development Resources

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  1. Collection DevelopmentResources Hélène Golden hgolden@sols.org 1-877-532-2901

  2. Collection Development Elements • Assess your community • Look at present users and their interests • Write a Collection Development Policy • Assess the present collection • Write collection statements or profiles • Develop budgetary goals or targets • Plan for the maintenance of the ideal collection

  3. Assessing your community and your users is normally a part of the strategic planning process • A library’s collection should advance and support the strategic plan

  4. Policy work • Policies supply the framework for decision making • They should be strategic, and big-picture oriented • Elements required in a good policy are: • Purpose • Responsibility • Criteria for selection • Gifts and donations • Collection maintenance • Requests for reconsideration • Statement of Intellectual Freedom

  5. Policy work • http://www.sols.org/links/clearinghouse/accreditation/selectedsamplepolicies/index.htm#Collection

  6. Collection evaluation • Part of the ongoing cycle of collection maintenance and development • Various methodologies available • SOLS offers hands-on assistance for collection evaluations, including quantitative, qualitative, and organizational overviews • The clearinghouse has a variety of reports available • http://www.sols.org/links/clearinghouse/collectiondev/index.htm#Evaluation

  7. Core Collections • These lists of core collections might be valuable for libraries • Use your knowledge of your community and their interests to guide your decisions when using core lists • The Clearinghouse has a variety of core lists • http://www.sols.org/links/clearinghouse/collectiondev/index.htm#Core

  8. Verification Tools • The standard for verification used to be Books in Print • Now, big box books stores fulfill much of the requirements of a verification tool • Don’t forget the INFO database, which is open to all for searching • http://www.sols.org/links/clearinghouse/collectiondev/index.htm#Verification • http://info.hostedbyfdi.net/en/vdx/index.html

  9. Weeding guidelines • Weeding is an essential part of collection development • Weeding is often put off, to the detriment of the overall collection • The Clearinghouse has a variety of resources available, from guidelines, to policies and procedures • http://www.sols.org/links/clearinghouse/collectiondev/index.htm#Weeding

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