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Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. – 1997
The "MLA Bibliography" Scope and Overlap Committee was formed in response to a request from the Modern Language Association for librarians' assistance in examining the coverage and overlap between the "MLA International Bibliography" and other reference tools. This report contains the following 20 papers, prepared by the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Librarians, Library Collection Development
Roselle, Ann; Chan, Karen – 1997
This collection development policy serves as a guide for the selection and retention of depository government documents by the Government Publications Unit of the Kennedy Memorial Library of Eastern Washington University (EWU) in Cheney, Washington. The library selects approximately 65 percent of the depository items distributed by the U.S.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Library Collection Development

Corby, Katherine – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Via an overview of core journal studies, emphasizing the social sciences and education, this review looks for best practices in both motivation and methodology. Selection decisions receive particular focus. Lack of correlation between methods is indicative of the complexity of the topic and the need for judgment in design and use. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Education, Educational Research, Library Collections

Chu, Felix T. – Library & Information Science Research, 1995
A case study based on theories of loose coupling and loosely coupled systems focuses on the relationship between librarians and faculty who share collection development responsibilities. Data indicates that areas of collaboration at a public comprehensive university library center more on procedures of collection development than on substantive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Resources, Faculty, Librarians

Dilevko, 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

Harmeyer, Dave – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Presents a 1992 study which discovered and investigated collection development bias in academic and public libraries in California. The investigation was carried out in five stages: (1) selected a controversial topic; (2) identified representative works; (3) ranked works by qualified judges; (4) measured holdings via library online computer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Case Studies, Censorship
LiBretto, Ellen V.; Barr, Catherine – 2002
This handbook is a practical guide to the selection of high-interest, low-reading-level books and Web sites that will inspire a love of reading in teenagers who fall within the category of reluctant readers. It is especially useful for professionals in school and public libraries charged with building collections of suitable titles for these…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books