ASL Collection Development Manual: First Week

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Collection Development Manual arts & sciences libraries

>First Week Kit & Selector Responsibilities

Introduction	First Week Kit	Selector Responsibilities	Support

I. Introduction

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II. First Week Kit

Vendor Plans and Profiles
- Blackwell UK
  - Overview of services for libraries
  - Approval plans
  - Collection development services
  - New title announcements (forms, slips, online lists)
  - Online access to Blackwell subject profiles via Collection Mananger; requires log-in
- Midwest Library Services
- Yankee Book Peddler
  - Overview of services for libraries
  - New title announcements
  - Approval plans
  - Online access to YBP subject profiles via GOBI; requires log-in
Faculty/Subject Liaison Activities

Electronic Products
- Resources by Subject
- Electronic Resources section of the CD Manual

Consortia (UB Libraries):
-NorthEast Research Libraries (NERL)
-NYLINK
-SUNY Connect
-WALDO

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III. Selector Responsibilities

• Role of the Selector

• Selector Competencies > Core Competencies - Penn State Libraries

• Collection Development

Organization and Committees
Collection Development Policy Statements by Subject
- Leisure Reading
- Electronic Resources Collection Development Policy (Word) | (PDF)
Outline & Guide to Creating Collection Policies
Writing Collection Policies: Useful Sites (RUSA CODES)
Collecting Priorities
Monitoring Funds: refer to the Encumberance Schedule

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IV. Support

Readings/Resources [by topic]
- New Selectors
  "Collection Development for New Librarians: Advice from the Trenches" [ Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services ; v28 n4 (2004);397-409]
- Overview/Trends
  "The Changing Nature of Collection Management in Research Libraries" [ Library Resources and Technical Services ; v44 n1 (2000);23-32 ]
- Collection Policies
  "Collection Development Policies in University Libraries" [ Collection Building ; v24 n1 (2005); 35-43]
- Electronic Selection
  "Stop Sending Those Cards: Enhancing Faculty-Librarian Collaboration Using E-Selection Strategies" [ College and Research Libraries News ; v64 n9 (2003) 606-9]
- Accreditation:
  "Flying the Colors: Coping Successfully with Site Visits from Accrediting Agencies" [portal: Libraries & the Academy ; v4 n1 (2004); 145-8]
- "Understanding Accreditation: the Librarian's Role in Educational Evaluation" [ portal: Libraries & the Academy ; v1 n1 (2001) 23-32]

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Last update: 5 October, 2005