Collection management is becoming increasingly complex due to
electronic access to information, the growth of the Internet,
greater reliance on document delivery and resource sharing, and
changes in scholarly communication. This professional reference
shows how changes in all aspects of collection management will
affect future activities in this area and examines the likely value
of these changes in the next century. Chapters are written by
leading practitioners and academics from around the world, and the
volume concludes with a bibliographical essay.
Collection management has always been more difficult to define
and more varied in organization and procedures than other library
operations, such as acquisitions or automation. Current shifts in
emphasis only make this more apparent. The electronic access to
catalogs, databases, and full text materials, the increasing
importance of the Internet, greater reliance on interlibrary loan
and document delivery, and the changing world of scholarly
communication all influence how library collections are acquired
and managed. Faculty research and academic disciplines are not
easily contained within clearly defined boundaries, acquisitions
on-demand is on the increase, and document delivery has made
patrons less dependent on local collections.
These changes influence policies, but not in any clear or
uniform manner, and sometimes against organizational constraints.
If local collections are being emphasized less, and access and
connectivity more, then selection, evaluation, and preservation are
greatly affected. And while cooperative efforts may relieve a
library from collecting exhaustively in all areas, needed materials
must still be collected and stored somewhere. This professional
reference shows how changes in all aspects of collection management
will affect future activities in this area and examines the likely
value of these changes in the next century. Chapters are written by
leading practitioners and academics from around the world, and the
volume concludes with a bibliographical essay.
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