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Peer reviewedDilevko, Juris; Gottlieb, Lisa – Library Quarterly, 2003
Shows how a well-respected collection development tool contains ideological frames, using the "Public Library Catalog" (PLC) as an example. Evaluation by library science graduate students indicate that the PLC makes recommendations that have an imbalance of perspectives, overemphasize a particular facet or theory within a field, lack authority,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Direct linkLuttmann, Stephen – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
The conscientious selection of music materials requires an understanding of the needs of the public being served at least as much as it requires subject competence on the part of the selector. Online and print resources are available to aid in the selection of music materials in all formats, the most important of which are books, scores, audio and…
Descriptors: Music, Printed Materials, Library Materials, Library Administration
