Assignment – Discuss your understanding of the workflow by which items have traditionally been acquired for libraries. Describe how you think this workflow might or might not change under a patron driven model of acquisitions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, you will be able to:
apply approaches of different types of information institutions to collection development activities.
discuss the concept of “core collection”.
purchase on demand and assess its impact on workflow and approvals.
Reading
Required Reading:
Johnson, P. (2018). Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (4th ed.). Chicago, IL: American Library Association. Chapter 3: pp. 77-116.
Holden (2010), Chapter 2: Spheres of Access, The Changing Nature of Acquisitions (PDF) pp. 15-52.
Ross and Sutton Acquiring and Licensing Electronic Resources, Chapter 5: pp. 57-68
