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Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries IG
Forum for discussing the various collection development and collection management issues of concern to large research libraries and exchanging information on new developments, techniques, and problems in managing the development of library collections. Membership is limited. --Sponsored by ALCTS CMDS
ALA Library Fact Sheet 15 - Weeding Library Collections: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Library Collection Evaluation
Annotated bibliography of resources informing on the process of discarding books from a library collection, with emphasis on collection development and collection evaluation methodologies.
Collection Development Issues for the Practitioner IG
Group identifies the forces of change in the development and management of collections as they affect individual selectors and as they contribute to selectors' ability to address and manage these changes. Sponsored by the Collection Management and Development Section of ALCTS.
Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries IG
Forum for discussing collection development and management in academic and research libraries. An information network limited to librarians who perform collection development functions in all academic and research libraries not included in the Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries Interest Group.--sponsored by ALCTS CMDS
Collection Management and Development in Public Libraries IG
Provides a discussion forum for librarians and others whose interests include selection, collection development, and collection management in public libraries of all sizes. Jointly sponsored by ALCTS CMDS and RUSA CODES.
Criteria for selection of Notable Videos for Adults
Criteria for selection of Notable Videos for Adults
Guide to Collection Development and Management: Administration, Organization, and Staffing (ALCTS)
Number 10 in the Collection Management & Development Series. By Munroe, Mary., et al. Guide to Collection Development and Management: Administration, Organization, and Staffing, $12.50; 32 pages; 2001; ScarecrowPress, Inc; ISBN: 0-8108-4130-4
Guide to Library User Needs Assessment for Integrated Information Resource Management and Collection Development
Biblarz, Dora, et al. Guide to Library User Needs Assessment for Integrated Information Resource Management and Collection Development, Collection Management & Development Series #11; $17.50; 72 pages; 2001; ScarecrowPress, Inc.; ISBN: 0-8108-4131-2
Guide to Review of Library Collections: Preservation, Storage, and Withdrawal, 2nd Edition (ALCTS)
Number 12 in the Collection Management & Development Guide Series. Lambert, Dennis, et al. Guide to Review of Library Collections: Preservation, Storage, and Withdrawal, 2nd Edition, $19.95; 60p. 2002; ScarecrowPress, Inc.; ISBN: 0-8108-4510-5

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