Collection development as a social process

Collection development as a social process

This case study examines social influences in collection development. It shows that individuals’ ideologies and political agenda shape their impression of user needs and their decision making. The study also reveals how the institution’s operating structures, campus politics of interdisciplinarity,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2003, Vol.29 (1), p.23-31
1. Verfasser: Lee, Hur-L.i
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Academic Libraries
Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship
Case Studies
Collection development
Collection management
Collections
Decision Making
Exact sciences and technology
Higher Education
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Libraries
Library Administration
Library and documentation centre management
Library Collection Development
Library Policy
Library Services
Politics
Research Libraries
Sciences and techniques of general use
Social aspects
Social Influences
User Needs (Information)
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Zusammenfassung:This case study examines social influences in collection development. It shows that individuals’ ideologies and political agenda shape their impression of user needs and their decision making. The study also reveals how the institution’s operating structures, campus politics of interdisciplinarity, personnel deployment, and aspiration for prestige dominate collection development.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/S0099-1333(02)00401-9