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Introduction

In the Bachelors Degree Course we learnt that thefour important factor of a library are the documents,User, Staff and the Equipment within a building. We

can not imagine a library with all modern equipmentand well trained staff but with no information record.We also learnt that in modern times usefulinformation is available not only in the traditionaltype of documents like Books and Periodicals but inother formats like Audio-Visual Material,Microforms, Plans, Maps, Models, Manuscripts,Pamphlets, etc.


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COLLECTION DEVLOPMENT

Collection Development in a Library Therefore

would mean Building up and Improving the

collection in that library. Earlier Librarians were

concerned merely with acquisition andPreservation of Reading Material.

Collection Development Implies selection,

acquisition and evolution of the Library

Collection in order to see that both print and

non-print Material that are available in a Library.


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Definition andMeaningof CollectionDevelopment

Encyclopedia of Library and Information ScienceSays:

Library Collection is the sum total ofLibrary Material Books, Micro scripts, Serials,Government Documents, Pamphlets, catalogues,reports, recording, microfilm reels, micro cards and

micro fiche, punched card, computer tapes, etc.-that make up theholding of a particular Library.


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Purpose of Collection Development

The Purpose of Collection DevelopmentNow become clear. Its purpose is to findout the Users Information/Document

needs to:Fulfill the Librarys obligation to the user

community to provide relevant and

nascent information;Find out the users information/document

needs;


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Select and acquire documents that are

really useful to the Clientele;

Periodically Review the collection for

weeding out unwanted and outdated

document from it.


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Collection Developmentin Libraries

In the Public Library

In the Special library

In the Academic Library


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Collection Developmentin Special/Public/Academic Library

1. Selection Cry area

1. Status of Library

2. Label of user

3. Budget4. Subject of Reading Material

5. Forms of Reading Material

2. Who should involve in selection of Reading

Material3. Which source Refereed to selection of Reading

Material


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Pre-requirementof CollectionDevelopment

Bloomfield observed that he collection

development involves identification some

of the key issue like:

Identification of the purpose and mission

of the library/parent organization.

Formulation of Librarys collection

development policy by library committees

or by library staff.


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Matching between users requirement andinstitution aims and objectives;

Budgetary provisions and the contingentproblems;

Working out the strategies forimplementing the policies and

programmers;Maintaining revising and updating policy

statement.


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Criteria for Collection Development

Life

Price

QualityAvailability

Value

Unique

Format

Authority


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Collection Development Policies

Policy provides a theoretical overviewthatexplains the educational, social, andcultural rationale for the development of

the collection.

Policy states directions,guidelines, controls, and

standards for the overallmanagement ofthe collection.


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Collection Development policy is the

course of action adopted for developing

the collection or stock in a library. A policy

can be unwritten convention or a written

documents,

The American Library A


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