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Smallwood, Carol – Book Report, 1998
Describes how to develop vertical file resources for school libraries. Discusses the importance of having primary sources that are not available in other formats; sources for obtaining materials, including the Internet and printed sources; how to organize the materials; providing access; and promoting the collection. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Internet
Peer reviewedWalters, William H. – Journal of Documentation, 1999
Describes collection-development strategies for use in the identification, evaluation, and selection of numeric-data resources. Addresses three primary issues: the delineation of collecting scope and organizational role; the identification of potentially relevant data resources; and the evaluation of those resources in accordance with objective,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources
Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G. – Searcher, 1999
Examines Web sites that provide bibliographic information useful to librarians as well as to end users, some for free and some that charge fees. Highlights include the possibility of canceling database subscriptions; information quality on free Web databases; retrieval-based comparisons between free and fee-based databases; and document delivery…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases
Peer reviewedHopkins, Dianne McAfee – School Libraries Worldwide, 1999
Addresses areas which school library collections improved during the Library Power grant years, factors contributing to collection development improvements, how the collection formed the basis for collaborations between the librarian and teachers, and contributions of the collection to teaching and learning. (AEF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Instructional Development, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedMiller, Heather S. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Presents an alternative method of managing the purchase of volumes in monographic series. The purpose is to both ensure comprehensive review of all volumes in specified monographic series and to allow return of volumes not wanted for the library's collections. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Information Sources, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Paepcke, Andreas; Brandriff, Robert; Janee, Greg; Larson, Ray; Ludaescher, Bertram; Melnik, Sergey; Raghavan, Sriram; [and] Owen, Catherine; Pearson, Tony; Arnold, Stephen; [and] Moore, Reagan; Baru, Chaitan; Rajasekar, Arcot; Ludaescher, Bertram; Marciano, Richard; Wan, Michael; Schroeder, Wayne; Gupta, Amarnath; [and] Coyle, Karen – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes four articles that discuss: (1) search middleware, or software packages that allow access to information sources for digital libraries; (2) film archives and building online collections of data for use in film research and teaching; (3) digital archives; and (4) a virtual union catalog for the University of California. (LRW)
Descriptors: Archives, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedLaFond, Deborah M.; Van Ullen, Mary K.; Irving, Richard D. – College & Research Libraries, 2000
This study conducted at the State University of New York at Albany compares methods of providing access to diverse points of view as represented by journals indexed in "Alternative Press Index." Examines local subscriptions, resource-sharing consortia that include expedited interlibrary loan systems, and four electronic full-text…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Full Text Databases
Peer reviewedGabriel, Joseph A. – Bottom Line, 1998
Presents a summary of the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) New England Chapter Serials Interest Group's Fall 1996 program on electronic serials. The program's four principal speakers each dealt with a major aspect of electronic serial management: collection development, public services, cataloging, and systems. This report…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing
Odean, Kathleen – Book Links, 1998
Because the media emphasize how females look rather than what they do, it is important for children to encounter strong girls in the books they read. This article provides an annotated bibliography of picture books for primary grade children in which African and African-American girls exhibit admirable traits. Suggests class activities in art and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Blacks, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedCalhoun, John C. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
An investigation of books reviewed (1989-95) in Choice Reviews, the CD-ROM version of Choice, determined all titles mentioned (n44,950) were received or purchased by California State University Dominguez Hills and other academic libraries in the Online Union Catalog (OLUC). Findings were further tested to see how they could be incorporated into an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Book Reviews, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – Book Report, 2001
Presents guidelines to help school library media specialists create and maintain an attractive, accurate, and current collection of science resources. Discusses weeding; calling for help; and collection rebuilding. Describes several valuable resources for accurate and up-to-date science information. (AEF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedCrawford, Gregory A.; Harris, Matthew – College & Research Libraries, 2001
A selection of academic libraries was studied to examine ownership of best-sellers from 1940 to 1990. The trend is to keep a higher percentage of older best-sellers in fiction than newer ones. Nonfiction appears to be more sporadic but still follows this trend. Findings indicate new collection development policies may be needed to protect…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Fiction, Library Collection Development
Electronic Text Centers: Creating Research Collections on a Limited Budget, the Nebraska Experience.
Peer reviewedGiesecke, Joan R.; McNeil, Beth; Minks, Gina L. B. – Journal of Library Administration, 2000
Defines electronic text centers as tools for digital collection development in the humanities and describes experiences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in developing an electronic text center. Considers staffing, standards for encoding and describing electronic texts, hardware and software selection, and partnerships with the University of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Electronic Text
Peer reviewedWilson, Myoung Chung; Edelman, Hendrik – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Examines the growing body of literature dealing with interdisciplinary academic research and discusses challenges that the erosion of subject-area boundaries presents to those selecting library materials. Reports on a case study that ascertained patterns of interdisciplinary research at Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedDunn, John A., Jr.; Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Reviews costs involved in running libraries that are usually not considered. Topics discussed include building and maintenance costs, including insurance; growth costs, including print and/or electronic materials; physical expansion and staff; electronics; cost recovery, i.e., user fees; cost centers and overhead; user-related costs, including…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Costs, Insurance
