Library Collection Development Process Evans (1995) defines collection development as the “process of meeting the information needs of the people (a service population) in a timely…
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Collection Development Policy For effecting collection development of library resources proper analysis of SWOT (Strength, weakness, Opportunities and Threat) should be done. Collection development policy formulates…
Library Collection Development Methods Collection development is the systematic building of a library collection based on meaningful data rather than subjective choice. It is the process…
Introduction: Preserving knowledge in a documentary form is the primary purpose of the libraries. The University libraries satisfy the ever increasing needs of students, research scholars…
Library Collection Development in Digital World Libraries are the storehouses of wisdom and ages which are kept in the form of recorded information or data which…
1.1 Introduction: Information resources in myriad forms have been collected and preserved for future generations and posterity from ancient times. India has a rich tradition of…
Cooperative Collection development: Cooperative collection development is the method in which two or more libraries agree to have certain areas of primary collecting responsibility and exchange…
Appraisal and alignment are the basis of information. It expresses the thought, ideas and determines the importance of information in the present society. In a post-industrial…
Introduction: The primary purpose of libraries is to preserve the knowledge that is available in any documentary form. However, the scope has widened to ensure that…
Collection development is the systematic planning and rational building of library material. The term includes all activities involved in assessing the users’ needs, evaluating the present…