A collection development policy for digital information resources?

Abstract

Library collections are, increasingly, hybrids of print and digital materials. This paper considers whether library collection development policies, whose 'golden age' in Australia was in the 1980s and 1990s, are still required for today's hybrid collections.

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“…(Agnew, 2008; Committee on Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress, 2000;Johnson, 2009;Johnson et al, 2012;Johnston, 2008;Kennedy, 2005;Myall and Anderson, 2007;NISO Framework Working Group, 2007) A collection development policy should be part of a broader set of collection management practices that address the processes of selecting and weeding, or deaccessioning, resources. A collection development policy driven by the collection's mission, goals, and scope will guide selection of resources with appropriate levels of depth and breadth (Biblarz et al, 2001).…”