International Perspectives on Evidence-based Collection Development in Libraries

Jay J Bhatt; Caitlin Reed; Ashley Moore; Nabi Hasan; Seema Rampersad

doi:10.17918/00010770

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International Perspectives on Evidence-based Collection Development in Libraries

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International Perspectives on Evidence-based Collection Development in Libraries

Jay J Bhatt, Caitlin Reed, Ashley Moore, Nabi Hasan and Seema Rampersad

15 Jul 2024

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https://doi.org/10.17918/00010770

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Published, Version of Record (VoR)The session plans to cover evidence-based collection development practices from four different international perspectives, including countries, regions, libraries and individual professional experiences.CC BY-ND V4.0, Open Access

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Perspectives on Collection Development: Drexel University Libraries: The session plans to cover evidence-based collection development practices from four different international perspectives, including countries, regions, libraries and individual professional experiences. The speakers will be sharing exciting stories from their regions, experiences and perspectives. The session will cover, but not limited to: Background of the topic, What does collection development mean focusing on e-resources including e-books co-usage and other platforms, Various factors that need to be considered for collection development like the relevant topics, research strength, budgets, space availability (digital and physical), easy access, maximising returns from the budgets spent, and ensuring maximum usage by acquiring relevant collection. It will further cover Library professionals' need to take the utmost care in developing a balanced collection that enhances the quality of the library, Leganto: Course Reserves & Collection Development, E-resources models with particular reference to EBCD and CCD, Tools and methods for data collection in e-resources to help in collection development, How co-using e-books & journals is impacting research, Best Practices of collection development from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Drexel University, USA and The British Library, UK.

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Title: International Perspectives on Evidence-based Collection Development in Libraries
Creators: Jay J Bhatt (Contributor) - Drexel University, DUL Administrative Services
Caitlin Reed - Drexel University, Drexel University Libraries
Ashley Moore - Drexel University, Drexel University Libraries
Nabi Hasan - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Seema Rampersad - British Library
Conference: SLA 24 Special Libraries Association (Kingston Rhode Island, United States, 13 Jul 2024–16 Jul 2024)
Resource Type: Conference presentation
Language: English
Academic Unit: DUL Administrative Services
Other Identifier: 991022008394904721

International Perspectives on Evidence-based Collection Development in Libraries

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