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Area/Catalogue
INFS 5076

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101663

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

Provides theory, skills and foundation to evaluate and manage the collection lifecycle in a variety of information settings.

Course content

Aspects of the collection lifecycle – development, acquisition, management, evaluation, and deselection. Access to works through publishing, licensing, document delivery, platform development and Open Access. Disaster preparedness. Futures of collection management.

Textbook(s)

Johnson, Peggy 2018, Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 4th Edition

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Online moderated discussion boards, and other activities) 3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Continuous assessment, Project, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Ms Kathryn Greenhill
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UniSA STEM

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