The collection development literature of 1996: a bibliographic essay

Abstract

This bibliographic essay, which reviews the collection development literature published during 1996, is organized into sections covering: bibliographic work; general and miscellaneous works; access and document delivery; collection development policies; materials budgets and budgeting; collection evaluation; collection development for specific subjects, audiences, or formats; electronic resources; use studies; collection development administration, organization, and staffing; and serials collection management. More than 150 items are included in the review.

A review of the 1997 collection development and management literature

“…This essay reviews the collection development and management literature published in 1997. It is modeled on Nisonger's (1998) review of the 1996 collection development literature, focusing on the selection, evaluation, management, and use of traditional and electronic resources. Approval plans, gifts and exchange, weeding, cooperative collection development, access as an alternative to ownership, and collection development organization and staffing are also covered, but items relating to preservation of print materials as well as intellectual freedom and censorship have been excluded.…”