2011 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: Collection Building, Volume 31, Issue 1

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Collection Building"How to evaluate library collections: a case study of collection mapping''

Merja HyÎdynmaaTampere University Library, Tampere, FinlandAniita Ahlholm-KannistoTampere University Library, Tampere, FinlandHannele NurminenTampere University Library, Tampere, Finland

Purpose -- This article aims to illustrate a technique to map, evaluate and describe subject-based collections. The method was designed in collaboration among Finnish university libraries. The case study seeks to describe the application of this method in a multidisciplinary university library.Design/methodology/approach -- This case study presents the collection mapping method and its application in Tampere University Library, and shows how to gather data on subject-based collections and their usage.Findings -- The case study shows that the method can provide useful information on a library's subject-based collections. Using this information the library can describe and develop its collections and also present the results on the subject-based collections to the faculties concerned.Practical implications -- The paper provides a very useful case study for other academic libraries that want to develop their own digital collections.Originality/value -- The article describes Tampere University Library's application of the method which makes it possible to map, evaluate and describe the library's collections.Keywords Academic libraries, Case studies, Collections management, Finlandwww.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01604951011040125

This article originally appeared in Volume 29 Number 2, 2010, pp. 43-49,Collection Building

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award"Collaborative collection development: a Canadian-Indonesian initiative''Andre P. BolducThis article originally appeared in Volume 29 Number 4, 2010, Collection Building

"Electronic collection growth: an academic library case study''Diana KichukThis article originally appeared in Volume 29 Number 2, 2010, Collection Building

"The availability of e-books: examples of nursing and business''Sarah PomerantzThis article originally appeared in Volume 29 Number 1, 2010, Collection Building

Outstanding ReviewerProfessor Robert P. HolleyWayne State University, USA