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Maintaining Excellent Collection Development
presented by
Jeremy BolomLincoln Parish Library—Ruston, LA
What is collection development?
O DefinitionO Part of the life cycle of materials.O And, it’s really FUN!
To build a collection
O PolicyOor, library collection vision
O Procedures Oor, what, how and by whom
O Budget Oor, how much is spent
I love a good collection!O What are you collecting?
O SubjectsO GenresO AgesO Formats
O Where do you put it?O CollectionsO Locations
Collecting 2‐Step1. Examine available items for purchase.
O Does it fit in the collection? O Review performance of similar items.O For nonfiction: age of last item on subject?O An item of quality?O Consider return on investment.O Ideal location/collection for item?
2. Select item.
Tools of the Trade
O VendorsO PublishersO Professional review sourcesO PatronsO Front-line feedbackO ILS reports
Tending your collection
Collection ManagementO Weeding O Conservation vs. ReplacementO New collections
Questions?O Resources:
O Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 3rd ed. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2014.
O Haycock, Ken and Brook E. Sheldon, eds. The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2008.
O Everyday working knowledge. :-P
Jeremy Bolom—Lincoln Parish Library--Ruston, [email protected]