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Principles of Collection Management : an overview

Principles of Collection Management : an overview. Anne Welsh Kate Lomax Lecturer in Library and Information Studies NHS London Deanery University College London TRAINING FOR ALL SCHEME. Slides available from: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/anne-welsh/training/.

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Principles of Collection Management : an overview

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  1. Principles of Collection Management : an overview Anne Welsh Kate Lomax Lecturer in Library and Information Studies NHS London Deanery University College London TRAINING FOR ALL SCHEME Slides available from: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/anne-welsh/training/

  2. Ranganathan’s Five Laws • Books are for use. • Every book its reader. • Every reader his book. • Save the time of the reader. • A library is a growing organism. These should underpin best practice in every area of information provision.

  3. Definitions “Collection development. The process of planning a stock acquisition programme not simply to cater for immediate needs, but to build a coherent and reliable collection over a number of years, to meet the objectives of the service. The term demands a depth and quality of stock, and includes associated activity towards exploitation of the collection through publicity, staff training, etc.” ~ Harrod’s librarians’ glossary. 8th ed. Gower, 1995.

  4. Definitions “Collection management. The organization and maintenance of library stock, starting from Collection development principles, keeping the needs of users a priority objective, and considering alternative means of document and information supply to supplement local holdings.” ~ Harrod’s librarians’ glossary. 8th ed. Gower, 1995.

  5. Collection policies • The Women’s Library Collection Development Policy - http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/aboutthecollections/collectiondevelopment/ • The Women’s Library Disposal Policy - http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/aboutthecollections/collectiondevelopment/disposals.cfm • Library of Congress (HQ in Sociology) - http://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/sociology.html

  6. Collection policies • Universities of Nebraska-Lincoln Women’s and Gender Studies Collection Development Policy - http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1065&context=librarycolldev • ACRL Women’s Studies Section links - http://libr.org/wss/committees/colldevpolicies.html • ACRL checklist for evaluation - http://libr.org/wss/committees/checklist.html

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