...Quan Hoang Nguyen Tran Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate collection development quality in Vietnamese university libraries. Specifically, this study investigated the main activities involved in collection development and the negative factors influencing this issue...

...Taylor R. Casey; Gina M. Trask Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review an existing graphic novel collection in the curriculum materials center of an academic library. The review would result in a clear identity for the collection and guide the creation of revised collection development...

...Maria Ashilungu; Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which teaching staff cooperated with librarians in collection development, specifically in relation to electronic resources, and to identify barriers they encountered while performing...

... a collection development project undertaken at Senate House Library, University of London. After evaluating four comparable case studies, guidelines were developed for acquisitions to the collection, based on subject, conservation needs and financial expense. Findings Twenty items were selected...

... published about active learning as a consideration in collection development decisions by health sciences librarians. Because both medical education and library information literacy education value active learning concepts, one might expect that collection development librarians consider active learning...

... diverse collections are important. Sarah B. Cohn can be contacted at: scohn@ccny.cuny.edu 15 10 2021 18 11 2021 14 12 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Collection development policies...

... low-stakes engagement to discover items to purchase for a large endowment while increasing interest and circulation of the collection. The case study also explores how to embark on collection development in ways that effectively and sustainably reach beyond one academic discipline. Yet, the authors...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Diversity Selection Inclusion Publishing Collection development Academic libraries For decades the library profession has pursued the dream of a more diverse and inclusive environment...

...Abbas Doulani; Nasim Ansari; Seyedeh Zahra Mirezati; Mohammad Karim Saberi Purpose The aim of this study is to identify the status of managing gray literature (GL) in medical science libraries in terms of three dimensions, collection development, organization and dissemination. Design...

...Betsaida M. Reyes; Frances A. Devlin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the collection development practices regarding e-books among librarians who manage French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish (Romance) materials. The authors aim to describe factors that influence acquisition of e...

...Muzamil Mushtaq; Ariba Tausif Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the e-resource collection development practices of the engineering college libraries of Aligarh. The research includes budgeting, collection development policy, collection evaluation, sources of funds, modes...

...Basharat Ahmad Malik; Ashiya Ahmadi Purpose The purpose of this study is the application of a recently developed quantitative method named Referenced Publication Year Spectroscopy (RPYS) in the spectrum of Collection Development. RPYS portrays peak years to be recognized in citations in a research...

...Robert B. Riter Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of documentary editions in supporting the development of historical collections in libraries, their function as evidential and informational objects and considerations for their evaluation in collection development. Framed as objects...

... be practically conducted and are useful for CD decision-making by purchasing agents in academic libraries. Research limitations/implications Caution should be used when generalizing this study due to its specificity of its library’s collection development (CD) needs and methodology. The study is not intended...

..., learning and research for individual academic departments. As a critical part of collection development, collection evaluation and assessment are seriously considered by libraries. For decades, many researches on assessment emphasized its importance. In 1998, Ronald F. Dow introduced the assessment...

... with the growth of research productivity. Practical implications Results of this assessment were used to justify the budget allocation of Zayed University Library for supporting research and improve the focus of collection development to better meet researchers’ needs. The most important outcomes were...

...Gulnaz; Nishat Fatima 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...

... should be addressed in the collection development policy, which would normally include information about other material that is not collected. Selecting materials for inclusion in a Māori collection can be a paradox, very simple and quite complex. The simplistic aspect involves the inclusion of books...

...Izabella Taler Purpose This study aims to report on the findings of a detailed analysis of the collection development tools of use to subject bibliographers in meeting the challenges of the ongoing changes within the broad discipline of area studies. Design/methodology/approach Select online...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Citation analysis United Arab Emirates Scopus Collection development Citation database Collection assessment methodology Library collections in Middle Eastern universities have usually prioritized teaching over research. Zayed...