Collection development includes selection and deselection of material to be included in the collection of a library or archive.
0
votes
0answers
79 views
Are there periodical series, such as National Geographic, that it makes sense for libraries to keep longterm? [closed]
I understand that each library collection is different and serves its own audience and clientele, but are there some periodicals that multiple libraries might want to acquire the full series? I have a ...
2
votes
1answer
55 views
What are the various types of Patron Driven Acquisitions that public libraries use, and which are the most cost-effective?
Right now I have found these:
Purchase on demand
E-reserve PDA
Reference collection PDA
Print on Demand (Espresso Book Machine)
PPV (Pay Per View) ebooks
Are there others?
And what do ...
7
votes
1answer
140 views
How much of a library’s collection never circulates?
In a recent blog article about the question "How Much of the Literature Goes Uncited?" I just found this question. The author argues that the
answerdepends on the observation period and the universe ...
8
votes
2answers
63 views
Short stories by single author: shelve with fiction or with short story anthologies?
I work at a mid-size public library. Currently, short story collections by a single author are shelved with the rest of that author's work in the regular Fiction section. I am thinking of moving them ...
2
votes
1answer
59 views
What are some effective ways to index a vertical file?
The vertical file appears to be something that every library has, but you don't learn much about in library school.
What are some effective ways to organize this information, decide what is relevant ...
10
votes
3answers
164 views
How do you handle lost disks in a multi-disk DVD or CD package?
The question on TV show collection development made me think of another problem with TV series and audio books --
How do you deal with multi-disk packages when there's a single lost or damaged disk?
...
5
votes
1answer
70 views
What is best practice for TV series collection development?
I work in a public library and have just been assigned TV series on DVD as a collection development area. I am looking for a guideline concerning when (not) to replace damaged items. Ideally, for all ...
1
vote
2answers
24 views
Specific guidelines for establishing a memorial collection
Some public libraries are quite fortunate to have benefactors who are generous with their time and money, and some spend their lives giving to the library.
More often than not, I would say (without ...
7
votes
3answers
145 views
Selecting books about computers
Can anyone suggest good resources for selecting books to purchase for a medium-sized public library about computing? I have a reasonably good knowledge of the subject and have an impression of what's ...
2
votes
2answers
92 views
What “due process” should a controversial book receive as a matter of policy?
Censorship can many times be attributed to ignorance about a particular book or other artistic work. Situations can often arise where patrons or municipal officials complain about particular work for ...
5
votes
4answers
154 views
What do Academic/University libraries do with back issues of journals?
We have no space left to store back issues of journals onsite, we have put some back issues into storage but this is proving very expensive. We were thinking of only storing back issues that are not ...
3
votes
2answers
84 views
How to shelve a collection of teaching aids?
Our Library has a collection of Montessori teaching aides for our education students, but they are all shelved at the same shelf number. Does your library house a Montessori collection? If so, how ...
1
vote
1answer
98 views
Purchasing print-on-demand books
Have any libraries purchased print-on-demand books? What are the reports on their construction quality? Is it possible to select for good content?
Feel free to add any other factors that you can ...
6
votes
1answer
82 views
What policies/practices do research libraries have for collecting faculty members' personal papers and research materials?
The personal collections of research materials, notes, papers, and documentation that faculty members accumulate over the course of a research project can be rich, interesting, and unique. ...
5
votes
7answers
150 views
Need high-quality young adult book list to compare to YALSA list
The university where I'm a librarian will soon be involved in a teaching licensure program, and one of my summer projects is to make sure the library's juvenile collection supports the curriculum. ...
3
votes
3answers
150 views
How do libraries approach the challenge of deciding what items are worth preserving?
Are there any agreed policies or standards in the area of deciding what items are worth preserving? Items that seem mundane, like old catalogs, may prove useful for economists to track how prices, and ...
1
vote
2answers
53 views
Method for selecting a “purchasing board” from existing patrons?
Having a knowledgeable librarian selecting new purchases is almost always a wise idea. However, additionally allowing certain patrons the right and privilege to select which books and media the ...
3
votes
2answers
85 views
Increasing the number of simultaneous users on e-books?
Given that there is an increased load on e-book references during exam periods, is it a sound decision to acquire as many licenses for simultaneous use as needed?
Are there flexible plans available ...
8
votes
5answers
128 views
Ways to assess use of periodicals in library?
How does one evaluate the use of periodicals in the library? Because of the lack of circulation data, it's difficult to determine which ones of our periodicals get read often and which ones don't. Is ...
10
votes
3answers
108 views
What are commonly used and accepted methods to weed a recently developed collection?
In 2010, we moved our Young Adult collection to a new space, during which we weeded it. Within the last two years, the room has filled up quickly as we have expanded the collection but, as is bound to ...
2
votes
3answers
80 views
If a book is open access online is a university library less likely to buy a copy?
One of the claims against open access books is that university libraries won't use their budgets to purchase a copy. (I have heard this from a few different academic book publishers.) Is this true? Do ...
6
votes
2answers
183 views
What do university libraries do to their extremely old books?
For example - books published before the 1950s.
University libraries will continue to purchase more and more books, but there is only so much space that is available in each university libraries. ...
