Collecting Poetry for the Academic Library: An Evaluation of Poetry Prizes as Selection Tools

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contents Collecting Poetry for the Academic Library: An Evaluation of Poetry Prizes as Selection Tools Golomb, Liorah Poetry Books Academic Libraries Library Services Awards Selection Tools Surveys Librarians This paper examines the usefulness of poetry book prizes as a selection tool by evaluating their fairness, meaningfulness, and reliability as an indication of quality. The results of two surveys, one collecting data on poetry book prizes and the other asking librarians about their collecting practices, suggest that selecting on the basis of prizes is of limited value.
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spellingShingle Collecting Poetry for the Academic Library: An Evaluation of Poetry Prizes as Selection Tools
Golomb, Liorah
Poetry
Books
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Awards
Selection Tools
Surveys
Librarians
Collecting Poetry for the Academic Library: An Evaluation of Poetry Prizes as Selection Tools Golomb, Liorah Poetry Books Academic Libraries Library Services Awards Selection Tools Surveys Librarians This paper examines the usefulness of poetry book prizes as a selection tool by evaluating their fairness, meaningfulness, and reliability as an indication of quality. The results of two surveys, one collecting data on poetry book prizes and the other asking librarians about their collecting practices, suggest that selecting on the basis of prizes is of limited value.
title Collecting Poetry for the Academic Library: An Evaluation of Poetry Prizes as Selection Tools
topic Poetry
Books
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Awards
Selection Tools
Surveys
Librarians
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ924098