Collection Management

Below are some of the resources I consulted often when writing my collection policy. I wanted to list them here because they are a good reminder for me to keep adding to them with other professional resources.

It will be intersting to see what the future of collection management is. I think that there will always be a place for library collections. The physical collections might end up being specialised collections or even more archival. There will probably be more on an emphasis on digital/electronic resources. However, I believe that there will always be a need for collection management.

Resources

Australian School Library Association (ASLA) and Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). (2001). Learning for the future: Developing information services in schools(2nd ed.). Carlton South, Vic: Curriculum Corporation.

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Schools and the Victorian Catholic Teacher Librarians (VCTL). (2007).A manual for developing policies and procedures in Australian school library resource centres. Retrieved from Australian School Library Association (ASLA): http://www.asla.org.au/policy/manual.htm

Debowski, S. (2001). Collection managment policies. In K. Dillon, J. Henri, & J. McGregor (Eds.), Providing more with less: Collection management for school libraries(2nd ed., pp. 126-136). Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.

Debowski, S. (2001). Collection program funding managment. In K. Dillon, J. Henri, & J. McGregor (Eds.), Providing more with less: Collection management for school libraries(2nd ed., pp. 299-326). Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.

Dillon, K. (2001). What is weeding? In K. Dillon, J. Henri, & J. McGregor (Eds.), Providing more with less: Collection management for school libraries(pp. 241-254). Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.

Hughes-Hassell, S., & Mancall, J.C. (2005). Strengths and weaknesses of the current collection. In Collection management, for youth: Responding to the needs of learners (pp. 40-43). Chicago: American Library Association.

Kennedy, J. (2006). Collection management: A concise introduction(rev.ed.). Wagga, Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.

The following government bodies and professional organisations:

• Information from Queensland government - Library services http://education.qld.gov.au/library/resource/src/index.html

• Information from Western Australia – School library support http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/library/index.htm

• ASLA - http://www.asla.org.au/index.htm

• ALIA - http://www.alia.org.au/