Reference Collection Development Using the RLG Conspectus

Reference collection development should be seen as an integral part of the overall management of academic research library collections. The reference librarian benefits from participation in the development of collection development policy statements based on a collection evaluation using the Research Libraries Group (RLG) Conspectus. The writing of cormprehensive collection development policy statements using the RLG Conspectus to evaluate subject collections requires that collection management librarians and reference librarians work closely together and integrate the development of the reference collection into overall collection development plans for the library. This article discusses some of the functions of collection management divisions and the potential components of a Conspectus-based comprehensive collection development policy statement. The sharing of the process between the collection management librarian and the reference librarian/selector is described. Benefits the reference librarian gains from the process are discussed.     

馆藏纲要方法的理论与实践的发展

馆藏纲要是美国研究图书馆集团发明的馆藏管理的工具,它在馆藏发展政策的制订中,在合作馆藏发展的协调中起着重要的作用。对于馆藏纲要方法的产生背景、含义及其在国外从试用到广泛应用的情况的论述有助于更好地了解馆藏纲要：馆藏纲要方法在应用过程中产生的变化在于内涵和形式得到扩展及发展出了馆藏评估软件。     

Resource Management in a Time of Fiscal Scarcity: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment for Journal Package Cancellations

As a result of continual resource inflation and a decreasing budget, Kansas State University Libraries were required to conduct a large-scale electronic journal cancellation project. The current organizational model does not require librarian subject specialists to perform comprehensive collection development duties; therefore, content development librarians developed a methodology of collecting quantitative and qualitative statistics to collaboratively evaluate journals. This article will demonstrate the methodology of assessment, and serve as a working model for libraries operating under circumstances of labor shortages, budget cuts, and leadership restructuring.     

Building a retrospective collection in pharmacy: a brief history of the literature with some considerations for U.S. health sciences library professionals

This paper argues that historical works in pharmacy are important tools for the clinician as well as the historian. With this as its operative premise, delineating the tripartite aspects of pharmacy as a business enterprise, a science, and a profession provides a conceptual framework for primary and secondary resource collecting. A brief history and guide to those materials most essential to a historical collection in pharmacy follows. Issues such as availability and cost are discussed and summarized in checklist form. In addition, a glossary of important terms is provided as well as a list of all the major U.S. dispensatories and their various editions. This paper is intended to serve as a resource for those interested in collecting historical materials in pharmacy and pharmaco-therapeutics as well as provide a history that gives context to these classics in the field. This should provide a rationale for selective retrospective collection development in pharmacy.     

从五十年馆藏西文文献看国外藏学研究及藏学文献的发展

通过对馆藏西文藏学文献的分析,以点带面,概括出国外对藏学研究及国外出版的藏学文献的特色、意义和今后的发展方向,以及国内在收藏和利用国外有关文献时应注意的问题,从而为藏学研究工作者提供更好的文献资源服务。     

Analysis of the Russian,Eastern European,and Eurasian Studies Collection at Miami University Libraries

A collection analysis project was carried out on the Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian studies collection at Miami University Libraries. The collection serves a diverse population of scholars and students. These constituents vary in discipline and in reading level of Russian and other Slavic languages. The goal for collecting for this area is to reflect this diversity of disciplines and languages, as well as to follow the collection development policy. The project thus had two objectives: to determine how well the collection supports users’ needs and how well it reflects the collection development policy. A very simple process for data gathering was used to determine the number of items in each subject, the items’ language, and the number of checkouts and in-house uses. The results showed some discrepancies between the policy and the predominant language of the collection, as well as a lack of use among materials in languages other than English.     

社会记忆视角下民间家书的征集与利用

民间家书作为家庭档案的一个门类,既是一种社会记忆档案,又是社会记忆的重要载体,集中体现了普通民众的社会记忆。抢救性征集民间家书是档案界之外开展的一项家庭档案征集活动,其成果为建构普通民众的社会记忆增添了丰富的资源,同时通过展览、出版、数字化等手段,使社会记忆得到有效传承。     

Using WorldShare Collection Evaluation to Analyze Physical Science and Engineering Monograph Holdings by Discipline

Academic libraries are challenged with managing collection budgets for purchasing multidisciplinary ebook packages while equitably distributing funds for print and electronic monographs across subjects. McGill Library's science and engineering monograph holdings were analyzed using OCLC's WorldShare Collection Evaluation (WCE). Researchers mapped Conspectus subject divisions and categories to relevant university departments and evaluated holdings in comparison with department metrics to provide a fuller picture for collection development decision making. Findings show that WCE can be used in combination with circulation data and enrollment and staffing numbers to provide insight into the purchasing and use patterns of monographs down to the department level.     

馆藏纲要与藏书结构理论的比较研究

本文在分别介绍我国“藏书结构”理论及美国“馆藏纲要”方法的基础上,从“藏书等级”的内涵、考察馆藏的着眼点、属性三方面进行分析,指出两者的区别。我国在馆藏纲要的实践中存在混淆两者的情况,明确它们的区别,对于正确应用纲要方法将大有裨益。     

To Lead to Learning,Not to Madness: E-Books and E-Serials at the Library of Congress

ABSTRACT

Building a library’s collection requires more than collecting print materials and shelving them in the stacks. The growth of e-books and e-serials over the past decade has been phenomenal. Given the scope of its collection building, the Library of Congress (LOC) has been required to actively pursue the acquisition and management of e-books and e-serials in its permanent collection. This article surveys how the LOC has taken advantage of existing structures and how it has pursued new paths to succeed in this undertaking. Finally, it lays out some of the outstanding problems that the LOC faces as it attempts to build a digital equivalent to its print collection.     

Using the AMIGOS/OCLC collection analysis CD and student credit hour statistics to evaluate collection growth patterns and potential demand

In this collection evaluation study, the AMIGOS/OCLC Collection Analysis CD (CACD) was used to determine areas of comparative weakness and strength in the history holdings at the University of Central Arkansas. North American Title Count statistics from an appropriate peer group were matched, as closely as possible, with current course offerings at the University of Central Arkansas to identify holdings deficiencies in the various subfields of history. In order to estimate potential demand for materials, student credit hours for history courses presently being offered were calculated and correlated with the North American Title Counts. Comparative holdings data were then compared to potential demand statistics and current acquisitions computations. The findings indicated that in areas that already demonstrated comparative weaknesses, new acquisitions were failing to keep pace with enrollment trends. Based on the evidence produced by this study, the Department of History decided to modify its selection procedures and its method of allocating the book fund.     

Writing a Collection Development Policy for an Academic Library

The need for written collection development policies for libraries is being recognized and increasingly as budgets and space continue to shrink. A regularly updated policy provides a valuable tool for collection planning, development, and evaluation. Purposes and types of policies are discussed, and a recommendation is made concerning the most useful type of document for academic libraries. Guides and models are suggested, and a step-by-step methodology is provided, including selection of the person or group responsible for the project, content, and format of the document, and gathering use of information. Levels of collecting are discussed and a sample selection policy is appended.     

Research Information Management: How the Library Can Contribute to the Campus Conversation

This article describes a project undertaken as part of a cross-campus strategic planning effort. The project documented current campus practices and systems in use for collecting, analyzing and reporting key research metrics. The project identified organizational issues around siloed data collection and lack of clarity on data stewards, data stakeholders, and data reporting schedules. The work highlighted to University Administration the need and importance of effective research information management (RIM) and the key role that the University Libraries can play in this area.     

简论公共图书馆地方文献工作

一提起湖南图书馆,人们就知道那里有个“毛泽东著作版本陈列室”;一提起南京图书馆,就知道它收藏的太平天国史料最全;若想研究孙中山先生或华侨史料,就自然想到要去广东的中山图书馆等等。由此可见,一个公共图书馆要想在本省乃至全国具有一定的知名度或影响力,就必...     

中国古代佛教寺院藏经楼开放性研究

准许收藏外典的佛教戒律使得其藏书内容具有较好的包容性,各种载体的充分利用又使其藏书呈现出多样性特征。基于利益众生的创建意愿及佛教经典鼓励佛法流通的制度,中国古代佛教藏经楼在其服务方面具有较大的开放性,同时地域广泛、身份各异的捐赠者又使得捐赠活动广泛而深入。     

基于矩阵式专家督导的反竞争情报组织模式设计研究

指出企业职能单元的反竞争情报体系建设、能力提升及作业运行,需要专家的监督与专业指导。分析当前反竞争情报组织设置及其所面临的挑战以及矩阵式专家督导的反竞争情报组织模式的特点与优势,提出基于矩阵式专家督导的反竞争情报组织结构模型,并设计矩阵式专家督导的反竞争情报组织运行模式,最后揭示矩阵式专家督导在企业反竞争情报中的运行流程。     

The Current Reality of National Book Publishing Output and Its Effect on Collection Assessment

Abstract

The WLN Conspectus determines a library's acquisition commitment (growth rate) by considering what percentage of book publishing output it acquired. In 2000, the Bowker Annual changed its source of book publishing from the American Book Publishing Record to Books in Printwith an attendant increase in recorded output. That increase has serious implications for libraries using the WLN formula to determine collecting levels. The recent Art assessment at Jacksonville State University demonstrates how Bowker's change in book title output affects the library's acquisition commitment level, and what adjustments the library made to maintain consistency and continuity.     

Availability and Mutilation of U.S. Geological Survey Publications:

A study was undertaken at Montana State University Libraries to determine if missing and mutilation rates differed between monographs in the general collection and U.S. Geological Survev publications. Prior to this investigation, it was assumed that there might be a higher rate of items missing from the collection of U.S. Geological Survey publications than from the general collection and that there would take a greater incidence of mutilation among the U.S.G.S. materials. Items were chosen according to a random sample and the resulting data analyzed using a Chi-square test for significance at the .05 level. Contrary to the investigator's initial assumptions, it was found that U.S.G.S. Bulletins and Professional Papers were not mutilated more often than monographs in the general collection, and that there is no statistically significant difference in rates of availabilily. Additional evidence encountered in the course of the study suggests that the U.S.G.S. publications may be used much less frequently than other library materials. Recommendations are made for further research concerning use and accessibility. The methodology used in this investigation is potentially applicable to many other types of collection studies.