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1978
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| author | Pettit, Katherine D., Ed. |
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| contents | Collection Development: Papers Presented April 6, 1978. Pettit, Katherine D., Ed. Academic Libraries Decision Making Library Acquisition Library Collections Policy Formation Public Libraries Three conference papers on the formulation of collection development policies are presented in this report: (1) Richard W. Blood, Assistant Professor and Social Sciences Bibliographer, General Libraries, University of Houston, discusses both the theoretical considerations behind an academic library's decision to write such a policy and the attributes of a good collection development document; (2) Gerald Bishop, Head Librarian, Bibliography Department, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, reports on the experience of writing such a policy for a large academic library, and the value of that policy in the on-going process of collection management; and (3) Michael J. Benedict, Co-Ordinator of Materials Selection, Houston Public Library, shares his experience of creating the collection development statements of a large public library. (Author) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_ED183142 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1978 |
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| spellingShingle | Collection Development: Papers Presented April 6, 1978. Pettit, Katherine D., Ed. Academic Libraries Decision Making Library Acquisition Library Collections Policy Formation Public Libraries Collection Development: Papers Presented April 6, 1978. Pettit, Katherine D., Ed. Academic Libraries Decision Making Library Acquisition Library Collections Policy Formation Public Libraries Three conference papers on the formulation of collection development policies are presented in this report: (1) Richard W. Blood, Assistant Professor and Social Sciences Bibliographer, General Libraries, University of Houston, discusses both the theoretical considerations behind an academic library's decision to write such a policy and the attributes of a good collection development document; (2) Gerald Bishop, Head Librarian, Bibliography Department, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, reports on the experience of writing such a policy for a large academic library, and the value of that policy in the on-going process of collection management; and (3) Michael J. Benedict, Co-Ordinator of Materials Selection, Houston Public Library, shares his experience of creating the collection development statements of a large public library. (Author) |
| title | Collection Development: Papers Presented April 6, 1978. |
| topic | Academic Libraries Decision Making Library Acquisition Library Collections Policy Formation Public Libraries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED183142 |