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Updating Library and Information Systems Resource

Updating Library and Information Systems Resource. Purpose. To support the educational mission of the institution. . Collection Development Policy.

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Updating Library and Information Systems Resource

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  1. Updating Library and Information Systems Resource

  2. Purpose • To support the educational mission of the institution.

  3. Collection Development Policy Is prepared to serve as guide to the collection development with a purpose of promoting guidance and consistency in building balance collection and maintenance of the resources

  4. is designed to provide guidelines for developing and managing the collections, • Provides guidelines regarding selection, retention, preservation and withdrawal of resources in all formats.

  5. Selection Responsibility • Faculty members • Librarian • Staff • Students

  6. General Criteria for Selection of Materials • Relevance to the curriculum • Demand for materials in the subject area • Currency and expected longevity as valuable source • Appropriate content level for projected audience and use

  7. Accuracy of information and data • Readability and clarity • Appropriateness of format • Literary merit and artistic quality • Scarcity of material on subject

  8. Professional reviewing media recommendations • Price • Inclusion of bibliographies and indexes

  9. Types and Formats of Materials Collected • Printed Books

  10. E-books

  11. Media Resources/AV materials • DVDs, CDs, slides, films

  12. Serials/Periodicals/Newspapers

  13. Electronic formats identical to print format of peer reviewed scholarly journals

  14. Microform subscription to periodical titles

  15. Foreign language materials

  16. Multi-format items • Books with computer disk

  17. Gifts • Are welcomed and will be evaluated for the addition to the collection using the same policy used for the materials.

  18. Collection Maintenance • Removal of materials from the collection is necessary to • Prevent shelves from becoming cluttered with materials of questionable usefulness and value. • Due to obsolescence • Damage • Multiple copies

  19. Superseded editions • Outdated and inaccurate information and duplicated content

  20. Cooperative Collection Development • Cooperation with other libraries to leverage purchasing power and improve access to a wider range of bibliographic resources. • Resource Sharing • Consortial purchasing

  21. Thank You

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