LIS 522, Collection Development
Competencies demonstrated:
This was an in-depth project to develop a basic collection of 10-15 “must have” items for a local private library specializing in the construction and history of traditional wooden boats. I assessed the needs of the user community and the library’s collection policy, used review sources such as Guide to Reference, Books in Print, and Booklist to find resources which met those needs in the most appropriate formats, and performed my own evaluation of the items selected. The final produce can be downloaded below.
- Builds and maintains a collection of resources in many formats based on a determination of community needs
- Establishes and applies selection and evaluation criteria to build a collection
of high quality and relevant resources - Understands the acquisition and collection development processes and policies for the library
- Identifies and applies objective standards to evaluate the content of resources for accuracy
and authority, and identifies any bias or point of view - Selects and evaluates resources to assure their quality, pertinence, authenticity and inclusiveness
This was an in-depth project to develop a basic collection of 10-15 “must have” items for a local private library specializing in the construction and history of traditional wooden boats. I assessed the needs of the user community and the library’s collection policy, used review sources such as Guide to Reference, Books in Print, and Booklist to find resources which met those needs in the most appropriate formats, and performed my own evaluation of the items selected. The final produce can be downloaded below.
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