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Main Authors: Weaver, Alice O., And Others
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED250009
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author Weaver, Alice O.
And Others
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And Others
Weaver, Alice O.
And Others
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contents Collection Development Procedures Manual. Weaver, Alice O. And Others College Libraries Competence Evaluation Methods Higher Education Information Needs Library Acquisition Library Collections Library Material Selection Maintenance Position Papers Records (Forms) This procedures manual is designed to help book selectors at the University of Toledo Libraries understand their responsibilities in performing their various tasks in regards to building, maintaining, and expanding the libraries' collections to support the university's teaching, research, and service goals. To this end, selectors must have thorough knowledge of the existing collections and of the needs of the colleges and departments, skill in the techniques of materials selection, and full understanding of the libraries' procedures for disposition of gift books, adding replacement copies, and repair, rebinding, and weeding decisions. Selectors must be able to perform evaluation studies of sections of the collection for purposes of accreditation, program review, and expansion, or in other situations requiring a determination of adequacy. These areas of competency and the duties associated with them are outlined in the manual. Appendices include: procedures and a form for preparing book purchase requests; replacement copies procedures; guidelines for collection evaluation; a replacement/repair/rebind decision slip; a collection development reclassification decision slip; and a gift and exchange division form. (THC)
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spellingShingle Collection Development Procedures Manual.
Weaver, Alice O.
And Others
College Libraries
Competence
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Information Needs
Library Acquisition
Library Collections
Library Material Selection
Maintenance
Position Papers
Records (Forms)
Collection Development Procedures Manual. Weaver, Alice O. And Others College Libraries Competence Evaluation Methods Higher Education Information Needs Library Acquisition Library Collections Library Material Selection Maintenance Position Papers Records (Forms) This procedures manual is designed to help book selectors at the University of Toledo Libraries understand their responsibilities in performing their various tasks in regards to building, maintaining, and expanding the libraries' collections to support the university's teaching, research, and service goals. To this end, selectors must have thorough knowledge of the existing collections and of the needs of the colleges and departments, skill in the techniques of materials selection, and full understanding of the libraries' procedures for disposition of gift books, adding replacement copies, and repair, rebinding, and weeding decisions. Selectors must be able to perform evaluation studies of sections of the collection for purposes of accreditation, program review, and expansion, or in other situations requiring a determination of adequacy. These areas of competency and the duties associated with them are outlined in the manual. Appendices include: procedures and a form for preparing book purchase requests; replacement copies procedures; guidelines for collection evaluation; a replacement/repair/rebind decision slip; a collection development reclassification decision slip; and a gift and exchange division form. (THC)
title Collection Development Procedures Manual.
topic College Libraries
Competence
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Information Needs
Library Acquisition
Library Collections
Library Material Selection
Maintenance
Position Papers
Records (Forms)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED250009