Collection Development and Managemen

1. Core Concepts

1.1. Evaluation

1.1.1. Assessing materials for quality, relevance, and suitability.

1.2. Selection

1.2.1. Choosing materials to add to the collection.

1.3. Access

1.3.1. Ensuring materials are available and accessible to users.

1.4. Management

1.4.1. Organizing, preserving, and maintaining collections.

2. Key Issues

2.1. Electronic Content

2.1.1. Challenges and opportunities of digital resources.

2.2. Print Collections

2.2.1. Managing traditional materials.

2.3. Multimedia

2.3.1. Handling and making accessible various media formats (e.g., audio, video)

3. Interconnected Concepts

3.1. User Needs

3.1.1. Understanding the information requirements of patrons.

3.2. Collection Policies

3.2.1. Building and managing collections.

3.3. Budget Constraints

3.3.1. Financial limitation that can affect collection development, programming, and staffing.

3.4. Preservation

3.4.1. Protecting materials (especially in archives and special collections)

3.5. Technology

3.5.1. Equipment and software for collection management.