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1981
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300024 |
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- Monograph Selection, Acquisition, and Management. CE 563. Woelfl, Nancy N. And Others Budgeting Course Descriptions Course Objectives Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Education Library Material Selection Medical Libraries Monographs Professional Continuing Education This course guide outlines the objectives and content for a one-day intermediate level continuing education course on monograph selection, acquisition, and management for health sciences librarians in medium to large-sized hospital libraries. Topics include: (1) characteristics of the scientific and technical monograph; (2) principles of collection development; (3) elements of a written collection development policy; (4) principles of selection, including specific criteria and resources; (5) the materials budget; (6) acquisition methods and procedures; (7) automation of selection and acquisition; (8) financial and statistical reports; (9) inventory and weeding; and (10) collection evaluation. The appendix includes a sample collection development policy, and references are listed throughout. (MES)