Course Information
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Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
$200.00
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
In this 4 week course, participants will learn how to identify user needs, to codify collection development policies and procedures, to select appropriate materials among the many possibilities, to acquire and make available these resources, to cooperate with other libraries, and to manage and evaluate their collections. The instructor will identify the broad differences in collection development according to the type and size of libraries and discuss important special topics such as copyright and intellectual freedom.
Session |
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Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Collection development is an essential function of libraries to make available needed resources to their users. Its goals vary according to the type of library and any special wants of its user community. Successful collection development requires providing users with these materials when they want them from the vast universe of possible purchases. Effective budgeting and cost-effective selection are also necessary to build the strongest collection possible with available resources. Furthermore, collection development is an important topic because most librarians have materials selection responsibilities.
In this 4 week course, participants will learn how to identify user needs, to codify collection development policies and procedures, to select appropriate materials among the many possibilities, to acquire and make available these resources, to cooperate with other libraries, and to manage and evaluate their collections. The instructor will identify the broad differences in collection development according to the type and size of libraries and discuss important special topics such as copyright and intellectual freedom.
Course Schedule:
By the end of this course, participants will learn how to:
Dr. Robert P. Holley has extensive experience in collection development as a librarian, professor, author, and speaker. He was Chief Collection Development Officer at the Marriott Library, University of Utah (1980-1988) and Wayne State University (1988-1993, 1998-1999). He frequently taught collection development both in the classroom and online in WSU’s School of Library and Information Science (1993-1998, 2001-2015) to students who intended to work in all types of libraries. From 1980-2015, he selected library materials for the Romance Languages. He has authored scholarly articles and given presentations on his special interests in collection development including the out-of-print book market, self-publishing, and intellectual freedom. He is especially interested in the current attempts to censor materials in library collections.
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