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Golomb, Liorah – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
This paper examines the usefulness of poetry book prizes as a selection tool by evaluating their fairness, meaningfulness, and reliability as an indication of quality. The results of two surveys, one collecting data on poetry book prizes and the other asking librarians about their collecting practices, suggest that selecting on the basis of prizes…
Descriptors: Poetry, Books, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Wiersma, Gabrielle – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
Increasing demand for biotechnology and biomedical resources prompted the Engineering Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB) to complete a collection assessment of the journals, books, and other resources provided by the University Libraries. This paper presents a variety of methods for evaluating library collections and describes…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Research Libraries, Library Services, Academic Libraries
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Stephens, Matthew – Australian Library Journal, 2009
There is a general perception that as librarians, we know what constitutes and defines a rare book, that our heritage book collections are well-documented and their future survival is planned for and secure. This discussion paper asks whether our definitions of heritage material might be too narrow and whether they reflect the reality across all…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Library Services, Selection Tools, Best Practices
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Wagner, A. Ben – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Various normalization techniques to transform journal impact factors (JIFs) into a standard scale or range of values have been reported a number of times in the literature, but have seldom been part of collection development librarians' tool kits. In this paper, JIFs as reported in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database are converted to…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Selection Tools, Reference Materials
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Lafferty, Meghan – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
This article examines what is desirable in online reference books in science and technology and outlines a framework for evaluating their interfaces. The framework considers factors unique to these subject areas like chemical structures and numerical data. Criteria in three categories, navigability, searchability, and results, were applied to five…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Reference Materials, Library Services, Reference Services
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Huffman, Stephanie P.; Thurman, Glenda – Reading Improvement, 2007
The intent of the research is to focus attention on the existence and use of selection policies and to analyze selection policies to determine their thoroughness and currency. Professional guidelines and experts in the field offer direction on the selection of materials and criteria on dealing with challenges in the school library media center.…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Guidelines, Library Services, Selection Tools
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Fenner, Audrey – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Approval plans are used by many libraries as an adjunct to title-by-title selection, and sometimes as a substitute for it. The author examines this approach to purchasing library materials, considering positive and negative effects approval plans may have on collection balance as well as on acquisitions budgets and workflow. The article also…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Librarians, Library Development
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Lee, Deborah – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
This article provides an introduction to the major information resources in the field of economics. The essay evaluates the major selection tools in the area of business and economics, as well as selected core reference titles. The article also includes suggestions for developing and evaluating economics collections, as well as a listing of online…
Descriptors: Selection Tools, Information Sources, Library Services, Economics
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Herzog, Susan – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
In the down-sized academic library of the twenty-first century, many librarians with little or no formal collection development training or experience are being entrusted with large departmental budgets, occasionally without the collaboration of a department liaison. How do new librarians, or librarians new to a discipline, deal with this…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Librarians, Library Development