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Collection Building Volume 26 Issue 4

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Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited - Emerald Publishing
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Assessing collections using brief tests and WorldCat Collection Analysis

Jennifer Benedetto Beals; Ron Gilmour

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831898

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of the brief test method and OCLC's WorldCat Collection Analysis (WCA) in analyzing strengths and weaknesses of collections in three academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach – Monographic collections in zoology were assessed in...
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Lessons learned: the recovery of a research collection after Hurricane Katrina

Jamie Ellis

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831906

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the procedures taken by public library staff in response to extensive damage to a research collection due to a large natural disaster. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the methodology used by one research collection in response to a...
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Scholarly communication in educational psychology: a journal citation analysis

Zao Liu

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831915

Purpose – This paper aims to study the scholarly communication of educational psychology by exploring its intellectual structure and general journal citation patterns. Design/methodology/approach – Journal citation data were collected from Journal Citation Reports for 2004‐2005. The structure of...
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From the streets to academia: a librarian's guide to hip‐hop culture

William C. Gibbons

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831924

Purpose – This paper aims to identify a variety of titles and resources to offer both public and academic librarians guidance in establishing and maintaining a definitive core collection of past and present materials. Design/methodology/approach – The annotated bibliography includes CD...
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Native American literature in collection development

Christopher Shaffer

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831933

Purpose – This paper aims to discusses the importance of Native American literature in library collections. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on research of recent articles. Findings – The paper identifies many good titles on Native Americans that deserve to be in libraries so...
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GLBTQ content in comics/graphic novels for teens

Devon Greyson

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831942

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an historical perspective and current guidance for youth librarians collecting graphic novels for teens. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a brief review of the historical issues involved with censorship/intellectual freedom and comics and of...
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Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management

Vivian Howard

2007 Collection Building

doi:10.1108/01604950710831951

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe the Canadian Library Association's 2007 pre‐conference, Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management. Design/methodology/approach – This paper summarizes the various papers, describing actual collections practices in a variety of...

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