scholarly journals Citation Analysis of Masters Theses: as a Tool for Collection Development in Academic Libraries

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Chamani Gunasekera
Keyword(s):  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Collection Development

New Professions, New Opportunities

2015 ◽  
pp. 2228-2242
Author(s):  
Cynthia Lenox
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Programs ◽  
Current Practices

This chapter is focused on how academic librarians have responded to the information needs of interdisciplinary programs. A review of literature of both American higher education and academic libraries is provided as a context for understanding current needs and collection development techniques. These techniques include the development of core book and journal lists, citation analysis, citation scatter analysis, the use of ontologies, and creative approaches to collection budgeting. The results of a survey of collection development librarians are presented, which identify current practices when dealing with interdisciplinary programs developed in recent years and the budget issues that either facilitate or present obstacles to the development of interdisciplinary library collections.

scholarly journals LGBTQ Collection Assessment: Library Ownership of Resources Cited by Master’s Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vince Graziano
Keyword(s):  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Lgbtq Studies ◽  
Concordia University ◽  
Viable Method

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies and the broader discipline of sexuality studies are multidisciplinary fields that require a different approach to collection development in academic libraries. Many library collections budgets reflect the traditional divisions by academic department, and multidisciplinary fields often transcend these conventional boundaries. The concept of one selector for one department, while being a well-established and practical approach to collection building, is limited in breadth and scope and is not necessarily suitable for multidisciplinary fields. This study uses citation analysis to assess the LGBTQ collection at Concordia University Libraries, to ascertain collection strengths and weaknesses, and to recommend collaborative collection development as a viable method of building an excellent collection in a multidisciplinary subject area.

New Professions, New Opportunities

2012 ◽  
pp. 164-178
Author(s):  
Cynthia Lenox
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Programs ◽  
Current Practices

This chapter is focused on how academic librarians have responded to the information needs of interdisciplinary programs. A review of literature of both American higher education and academic libraries is provided as a context for understanding current needs and collection development techniques. These techniques include the development of core book and journal lists, citation analysis, citation scatter analysis, the use of ontologies, and creative approaches to collection budgeting. The results of a survey of collection development librarians are presented, which identify current practices when dealing with interdisciplinary programs developed in recent years and the budget issues that either facilitate or present obstacles to the development of interdisciplinary library collections.

scholarly journals Open access resources in the academic libraries’ collection development (The experience of RAS SB State Public Scientific and Technological Library)

2019 ◽  
pp. 78-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Lakizo ◽  
Natalya Podkorytova ◽  
Larisa Bosina
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Open Access Resources ◽  
Strategic Element ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Systematic Collection ◽  
Technological Model

The authors discuss the study findings and the Library’s experience in integrating open access resources into the resource base of the information support offered to Siberian researchers and scholars. The dynamic technology of resources organization and use calls for continuous monitoring of the open access resources. Using the open access resources as an object of collection development improves the effectiveness of user services and preservation of socially significant content which impacts the libraries’ importance within the system of scientific communications. The library collection as a library’s strategic element is transforming with widening the formats, generic and specific limitations, and integrating traditional collections with the open access resources. This results in the sophisticating organizational and technological model of collection development. The efficiency of integrated open access library services demonstrate the users’ interest to and demand for them. The open access resources have been being increasingly included into the relevant collection development at the academic libraries. The systematic collection of open access resources can operate as a compensational technological system against other expensive resources. Integrating the open access resources into the collections of the State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch proves to be naturally determined and impacts the prospects for collection development.

scholarly journals A Survey of Weeding Practices in New Zealand  Academic Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Angus Johnston
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Academic Curriculum ◽  
The Future

<p>Weeding is the removal and disposal of materials from a library’s collection that meet criteria set out in the collection development policy. Weeding the print collection of an academic library should be viewed as a means of continuously improving the quality of the collection, reflecting changes in the university’s academic curriculum and meeting patrons’ research needs (Dubicki, 2008). Weeding is often neglected however because of time constraints, a desire to maintain the size of a collection, and the belief that a book may be needed some time in the future ...</p>

scholarly journals A Survey of Weeding Practices in New Zealand  Academic Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Angus Johnston
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Academic Curriculum ◽  
The Future

<p>Weeding is the removal and disposal of materials from a library’s collection that meet criteria set out in the collection development policy. Weeding the print collection of an academic library should be viewed as a means of continuously improving the quality of the collection, reflecting changes in the university’s academic curriculum and meeting patrons’ research needs (Dubicki, 2008). Weeding is often neglected however because of time constraints, a desire to maintain the size of a collection, and the belief that a book may be needed some time in the future ...</p>

Considerations for collecting Japanese anime for academic libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Glenn Masuchika
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
Japanese Animation

Purpose Too often, academic library selectors of DVDs purchase Japanese animation (anime) for their popularity without any further concern of their important contributions to the combined wealth of researches of an academic library. The purpose of this paper is to offer considerations for an academic selector to ponder before adding this particular type of animation. These considerations do not necessary pertain to the collection development considerations for selectors at public libraries. Design/methodology/approach This paper will discuss the major problems of actively adding anime to an academic library, the present areas of concern, and will offer warnings and suggestions based on a conceptual framework of anime having true academic value. Findings Anime cannot be chosen independently as if it has any apparently intrinsic value sui generis. Anime must be added concomitantly according to the collection development policies with other resources, especially DVDs, to create a full, rich and useful collection to scholars. Originality/value Academic studies concerning anime and collection development for academic libraries are usually comprised of only long lists of suggested anime, with no further discussions about its implications to the general worth of an academic library. This paper offers no such lists. Instead, it offers considerations selectors must take into account before investing time and money adding anime to an academic library collection.

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