Search Results - subject:"Collection development"

Grey literature management in Iranian medical science libraries

Doulani, Abbas; Ansari, Nasim; Mirezati, Seyedeh Zahra; … - In: Collection and Curation 40 (2020) 3, pp. 112-121

in terms of three dimensions, collection development, organization and dissemination. Design/methodology/approach In this … (demographic characteristics, the use of the term GL, types of GL, collection development, organization and dissemination). In …

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An assessment of e-book collection development practices among Romance language librarians

Reyes, Betsaida M.; Devlin, Frances A. - In: Collection and Curation 40 (2020) 1, pp. 24-30

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the collection development practices regarding e-books among …

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Are library electronic resources providing adequate support for research? A case study of a federal university in the United Arab Emirates

Ho, Lilly Hoi Sze - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2019) 1, pp. 15-21

research and improve the focus of collection development to better meet researchers’ needs. The most important outcomes were to …

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Department-specific collection assessment

Wang, Xiaocan; Huang, Jie - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2019) 1, pp. 22-30

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the pilot project of collection assessment performed by an academic library for the Computer Information Science (CIS) Department specifically and share the experience involved in this assessment. Design/methodology/approach In this descriptive...

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Evaluating PDA using financial analysis for streaming videos: a case study at a US academic library

Falloon, Kerry A. - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2019) 2, pp. 47-52

generalizing this study due to its specificity of its library’s collection development (CD) needs and methodology. The study is not …

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Archives in the stacks: documentary editions in collections

Riter, Robert B. - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2019) 2, pp. 41-46

collection development. Framed as objects possessing bibliographic and archival characteristics, attention is given to the … evaluative challenges these objects present during collection development. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an …

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Considerations for collecting Japanese anime for academic libraries

Masuchika, Glenn - In: Collection and Curation 39 (2019) 2, pp. 53-56

animation. These considerations do not necessary pertain to the collection development considerations for selectors at public …. Anime must be added concomitantly according to the collection development policies with other resources, especially DVDs, to … create a full, rich and useful collection to scholars. Originality/value Academic studies concerning anime and collection …

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Collection development practice in Indian Institute of Technology libraries of Eastern India: a study

Fatima, Nishat - In: Collection and Curation 38 (2019) 2, pp. 25-31

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the situation of collection development and management of Indian … Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and IIT Patna libraries. This research includes other areas of collection development, i ….e. collection development policy, acquisition of resources, selection of resources and budget allocation. The collection management …

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Developing Māori collections

Lilley, Spencer - In: Collection and Curation 38 (2019) 1, pp. 15-18

Purpose This paper aims to provide an introduction to Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, briefly describing their origin, population structure, language and knowledge structures. There is also a description of the process by which Māori knowledge systems were transformed into a...

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Understanding the document selection rationale of Library and Information Science students

Kumar, Vinit; Pandey, Rahul - In: Collection and Curation 37 (2018) 1, pp. 30-38

Purpose The study aims to investigate the document selection rationale of library and information science students to satisfy their academic needs. Design/methodology/approach The descriptive survey design was used for the study using questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The...

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