ILS 519: Collection development
Fall 2014
Professor Arlene Bielefield
Course Description:
Principles of library collection development and evaluation. Business of library acquisitions: vendors, gift and exchange, cooperative resource sharing. Impact of document delivery and electronic publishing.
Course Objectives:
Sample of Class Assignments:
Selecting a Vendor
Community Assessment
Final Project
Course Description:
Principles of library collection development and evaluation. Business of library acquisitions: vendors, gift and exchange, cooperative resource sharing. Impact of document delivery and electronic publishing.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the acquisitions process;
- Develop an awareness of a variety of sources for obtaining library materials;
- Ethically deal with materials vendors;
- Identify and use authoritative review sources and bibliographies; and
- Perform basic collection analysis.
Sample of Class Assignments:
Selecting a Vendor
Community Assessment
Final Project