Managing Collections

Course aim

To provide students with the theory, foundations and skills to critically evaluate and manage collections across all formats throughout their lifecycle in a variety of information settings.

Course content

Managing the lifecycle of collections including policy development and evaluation and selection of materials in all formats; cost/benefit analysis, pricing models; licensing; acquisition and methods for managing hybrid collections in various types of libraries and information centres; collection evaluation; organisational imperatives that shape collection development and priorities - including perspectives of archives and records management, school, public and special libraries.
Planning collection development including publishing trends and emerging information formats; library futures and trends in managing resources; access v ownership - resource sharing, document delivery and cooperative networks; copyright issues relating to managing collections; open access and institutional repositories; collection de-accessioning.
Preservation, collection storage capacity planning and library design for hybrid collections.

Textbook(s)

Gregory, Vicki L. 2011, Collection development and management for 21st century library collections, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
INFS 5107	Technological Foundations
INFS 5104	Information Management Foundations

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Directed Study (Meetings and activities as agreed with Course Coordinator)	N/A x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Online moderated discussion boards, and other activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Collection Evaluation report, Collection Management project/portfolio , Justifying/critiquing Collection Development Policies

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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