Maintaining Excellent Collection Development
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Maintaining Excellent Collection Development presented by Jeremy Bolom Lincoln Parish Library—Ruston, LA
Transcript of Maintaining Excellent Collection Development
Maintaining Excellent Collection Development
presented by
Jeremy BolomLincoln Parish Library—Ruston, LA
What is collection development?
O DefinitionO Part of the life cycle of materials.O And, it’s really FUN!
The BIG Picture
Why are you collecting it?vs.
For whom are you collecting?
To build a collection
O PolicyOor, library collection vision
O Procedures Oor, what, how and by whom
O Budget Oor, how much is spent
I love a good collection!O What are you collecting?
O SubjectsO GenresO AgesO Formats
O Where do you put it?O CollectionsO Locations
Collecting 2‐Step1. Examine available items for purchase.
O Does it fit in the collection? O Review performance of similar items.O For nonfiction: age of last item on subject?O An item of quality?O Consider return on investment.O Ideal location/collection for item?
2. Select item.
That dirty little word
Selection vs.
Censorship
Tools of the Trade
O VendorsO PublishersO Professional review sourcesO PatronsO Front-line feedbackO ILS reports
Tending your collection
Collection ManagementO Weeding O Conservation vs. ReplacementO New collections
Questions?O Resources:
O Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 3rd ed. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2014.
O Haycock, Ken and Brook E. Sheldon, eds. The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008.
O Everyday working knowledge. :-P
Jeremy Bolom—Lincoln Parish Library--Ruston, [email protected]
