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Quinn, Brian – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Discusses limitations and possibilities of the service quality model, originally developed in a commercial environment, for academic libraries. Examines ways in which the model can be adapted to library reference services, access services, document delivery, and collection development. (62 references) (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Document Delivery, Higher Education, Information Services
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Sapp, Gregg; Suttle, George – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1994
Describes an effort to quantify annual collection expansion and shelf space capacities with a computer spreadsheet program. Methods used to quantify the space taken at the beginning of the project; to estimate annual rate of collection growth; and to plot stack space and usage, volume equivalents and usage, and growth capacity are covered.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing
American Libraries, 1997
Presents a transcript of a conference call between Bart Kane (Hawaii State Librarian and advocate of the Hawaii/Baker & Taylor outsourcing plan) and Patricia Wallace (chair of the American Library Association's Hawaii Working Group formed to examine details of the plan) who debate the merits of Hawaii's model of outsourcing collection…
Descriptors: Debate, Library Collection Development, Library Planning, Models
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Schwartz, Charles A. – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Reviews previously proposed schemes of classical rationality in book selection, describes new approaches to rational choice behavior, and presents a model of book selection based on bounded rationality in a garbage can decision process. The role of tacit knowledge and symbolic content in the selection process are also discussed. (102 references)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Books, Decision Making, Library Collection Development
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 1997
Facing a major budget crunch, the Hawaii State Public Library System awarded a five and one half-year, $11.2 million contract to a vendor (Baker & Taylor) for collection development. Hawaii librarians argue that outsourcing sacrifices local expertise and a central part of their professional identity. Discusses the controversy from opposing…
Descriptors: Budgets, Conflict, Librarians, Library Acquisition
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Davis, Denise M. – Internet Research, 1996
Sailor, Maryland's public information network, has become a national model for public libraries and states planning telecommunications networks and library systems integration. This article summarizes the design and implementation of the network's Internet resource collection development, highlighting the database committee, editorial board,…
Descriptors: Databases, Integrated Library Systems, Library Collection Development, Models
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Calhoun, John C.; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1990
Proposes a model based on mechanical selection for core collection development that is appropriate for large and medium-size academic research libraries. Statistics that show a large percent of desirable books are published by a small percent of publishers are presented, and titles published by university presses and by commercial presses are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
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Allen, Barbara McFadden – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes the development of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Electronic Journal Collection (EJC) that was designed to be a comprehensive, managed electronic journal collection, including selection and maintenance. Problems with unmanaged scholarly materials published on the World Wide Web are discussed, and challenges and…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Internet, Library Collection Development
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Bishop, Kay – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discusses definitions and types of multicultural literature and why it should be included in school curriculum. Describes Banks's four-level model for integrating ethnic content into the curriculum with increasing levels of sophistication and discusses how to select and evaluate multicultural resources to include in a media center collection. (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies, Library Collection Development
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Perrault, Anna H.; Madaus, Richard; Armbrister, Ann; Smith, Rhonda; Dixon, Jeannie – College & Research Libraries, 1999
Reports the findings of a study of the monograph collections of the 28 public community colleges in Florida that examined the median age and the currency of the collection. Recommends a Continual Update Collection Management Model for college collections. Contains 54 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
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Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke. – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Discusses specific selection criteria used in making collection development decisions and presents both a model for arriving at a selection decision, and a mechanism for assigning a priority to each selection. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Holistic Approach, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection
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Calhoun, John C. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1995
Considers advocates and opponents of citation analysis use in the management of academic journal collections and describes the compilation of a relational database file to model an academic journal collection. The use of citation analysis is recommended for collection management based on cost figures presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citation Analysis, Citation Indexes, Cost Effectiveness
Illinois Libraries, 1993
Describes a project in Illinois that was developed to establish communitywide capability for intergenerational programming with the library as resource center and advisor that could be used as a model for other libraries. Highlights include collection assessment; collection enrichment; bibliography development; a community workshop; material use;…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Library Collection Development
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Metz, Paul – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Discussion of the role of subject bibliographers in collection development activities focuses on an approach developed at Virginia Polytechnic and State Institute to provide a formula for estimating the collection development workload of subject bibliographers. Workload standards and matrix models of organizational structures are discussed, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Collection Development
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Brownson, Charles W. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Discusses selection policies for library acquisitions and describes a quantitative model that explains variations in expenditures by subject that was developed at Arizona State University. The link between policy and selection practice is discussed, allocation formulas are examined, and further research topics are suggested. (57 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development
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