LIS 701: Intro to Library and Information Science

Readings:

Rubin, Chapter 6.

Things to Explore:

Harry Potter surplus

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION Section at Univ of Buffalo

Collection development (also known as collection or materials management) involves the identification, selection, acquisition, and evaluation of a collection of library resources (e.g., print materials, audiovisual materials, electronic resources) for a community of users. While it is the goal of collection development to meet the information needs of everyone in a user community, this is not usually realized due to financial constraints, the diversity of user information needs, and the vast amount of available information. Nonetheless, public libraries strive to provide the greatest number of library resources to meet the information and recreational needs of the majority of their user community, within the confines of fiscal realities.

Other Resources (PPTs, handouts, etc.):

Collection Development – thanks to Prof. Kate Marek.

SJCPL Reconsideration of Materials Form