Updating Library and Information Systems Resource.
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Updating Library and Information Systems Resource
Purpose
To support the educational mission of the institution.
Collection Development Policy
Is prepared to serve as guide to the collection development with a
purpose of promoting guidance and consistency in building balance
collection and maintenance of the resources
• is designed to provide guidelines for developing and managing the collections,
• Provides guidelines regarding selection, retention, preservation and withdrawal of resources in all formats.
Selection Responsibility
Faculty members Librarian Staff Students
General Criteria for Selection of Materials
Relevance to the curriculum Demand for materials in the subject
area Currency and expected longevity as
valuable source Appropriate content level for
projected audience and use
Accuracy of information and data Readability and clarity Appropriateness of format Literary merit and artistic quality Scarcity of material on subject
Professional reviewing media recommendations
Price Inclusion of bibliographies and
indexes
Types and Formats of Materials Collected
o Printed Books
o E-books
o Media Resources/AV materialso DVDs, CDs, slides, films
o Serials/Periodicals/Newspapers
Electronic formats identical to print format of peer reviewed scholarly journals
Microform subscription to periodical titles
Foreign language materials
Multi-format items
Books with computer disk
Gifts
Are welcomed and will be evaluated for the addition to the collection using the same policy used for the materials.
Collection Maintenance
Removal of materials from the collection is necessary to
Prevent shelves from becoming cluttered with materials of questionable usefulness and value.
Due to obsolescence Damage Multiple copies
Superseded editions
Outdated and inaccurate information and duplicated content
Cooperative Collection Development
Cooperation with other libraries to leverage purchasing power and improve access to a wider range of bibliographic resources.
Resource Sharing Consortial purchasing
Thank You