Unlatching knowledge: Preparing new subject librarians for collection development

Matt Torrence, James Cory Tucker

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Abstract

In many academic libraries, collections are developed and managed by Subject Bibliographers, Liaison Librarians or equivalent who have selection of resources as a part of their job responsibilities.  Although librarians may have collection development as a part of their job responsibilities, it seems that many librarians possess a lack knowledge in the area of collection development and this may be a result of a variety of factors, including lack of collection-related course offerings in graduate school and lack of experience with working in an academic library.  Even if a librarian has taken collection development classes, the classes cannot possibly prepare a student for the diverse activities involved in building a collection.  In addition, the landscape of the academic library is going through many changes and collection development has become even more challenging.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalCharleston Conference Proceedings, 2021.
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • collection development
  • librarianship

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Library and Information Science
  • Collection Development and Management

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