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Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management

Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management 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 library and information center settings that made up the CLA Collections pre‐conference. Findings – The paper finds that collections development activities in academic, public and special libraries are characterized by a diversity of approaches and methods. Originality/value – This paper provides a brief summary of some of the practical approaches to collections building in a variety of library and information center settings. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Collection Building Emerald Publishing

Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management

Collection Building , Volume 26 (4): 2 – Oct 9, 2007

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0160-4953
DOI
10.1108/01604950710831951
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Abstract

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 library and information center settings that made up the CLA Collections pre‐conference. Findings – The paper finds that collections development activities in academic, public and special libraries are characterized by a diversity of approaches and methods. Originality/value – This paper provides a brief summary of some of the practical approaches to collections building in a variety of library and information center settings.

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Collection BuildingEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 9, 2007

Keywords: Collections management; Canada; Academic libraries; Public libraries; Conferences

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