Policies for the selection, acquisition, and weeding of library materials, based on collection needs stated by academic departments and staff inputs, are listed for a university learning resource center. An alphabetical index is provided of major subject areas and subdivisions, which are assigned one of four level designators indicating the depth…

Reviews and discusses various methods for evaluating library collections, and how they relate to more commonly used selection methods. (JB)

Sociology resources housed in the campus library potentially offer valuable support for a department's instructional efforts. Provided is a strategy for (1) evaluating an existing library collection; (2) correcting extant deficiencies; and (3) maintaining the balance and quality of the collection on an ongoing basis. (Author/RM)

Presents an overview of library collection evaluation techniques described in the literature--list-checking, quantitative analysis, use studies, and subject specialist review--and offers suggestions to the librarian for the application of these methods in an art library. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)

Discusses the problem of rising costs for serial subscriptions and declining purchasing power of education libraries, and describes three studies undertaken in a university library to obtain reliable data for recommending the continuation or cancellation of education periodical subscriptions. Eleven references are listed. (CHC)

This work, based on two recent research projects in the weeding of library collections and the identification of core collections, provides a comprehensive summary of the literature and research on these topics. It also presents practical guidance in weeding for the professional librarian or for the library school student. The book is divided into…

Addresses importance of online databases as part of library reference collection and focuses on bibliographic databases (ready reference, print versus online migration, bibliographic utilities); selection/evaluation of online databases (vendor selection, individual databases); full-text databases; numeric databases; end-user searching; and use of…

This procedures manual is designed to help book selectors at the University of Toledo Libraries understand their responsibilities in performing their various tasks in regards to building, maintaining, and expanding the libraries' collections to support the university's teaching, research, and service goals. To this end, selectors must have…

Arguing that recommended lists for hospital libraries are too general, this use study evaluated the journal collection of a small hospital library. It is noted that the literature on use studies indicates that, with the availability of resources through computer searches, interlibrary loans, consortiums and networks, journal evaluation is no…

Thirteen short papers are presented which discuss various aspects of library acquisitions, programing, and evaluation of services. Among the papers are the reports of the American Library Association's Committees on copyright and on legislation. Media topics included a compilation of bibliographies, primarily of film sources; a study of media…

Outlines a method for translating college and university curriculums into usable information for collection analysis. The method is designed to meet the teaching and research requirements of faculty and students through understanding the needs of users, as well as the content of the collection. There are eight references. (Author/RAA)

Suggests five-step process for teachers and media specialists to determine which microcomputer courseware will be of value: (1) make chart of important characteristics; (2) use vendor catalogs and reviews to locate titles addressing unit objectives; (3) obtain courseware for preview; (4) preview; (5) compare notes. An 18-item bibliography is…

Focuses on evaluating the school library media collection. Discusses how to figure the age of the collection; comparing the collection to a professional selection source; and how to estimate the cost of upgrading the collection. Includes a sample letter to principal and supporting fact sheet. (AEF)

Argues that the traditional method of library media collection development in public schools is inappropriate and proposes collection mapping as more efficient and better suited to the school curriculum. Instructions for creating a map are provided as well as guidelines for collection development. (CDD)