Chapter 27 Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, readers should have a better understanding of:

• how and why collection management took its current shape;

• why it is necessary for managers to create new and innovative ways of providing access to their collections; and

• how to deal with challenging issues in developing the best possible collection.

Chapter 27 Instructor PowerPoint

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Chapter 27 Discussion Questions

The following questions are included in the textbook.

1. During the COVID-19 pandemic, collection developers needed to adjust their collection development practices and philosophies. What are some long- and short-term practices and philosophies collection developers can use to ensure uninterrupted access to library collections –regardless of the situation in which they may find themselves?

2. One of the very first steps to any successful collaboration is identifying an appropriate partner organization. The obvious partners for library collaboration projects are schools, universities, and public libraries. What other partner organizations should libraries consider – especially in the digital environment?

Additional questions proposed by the author but not included in the textbook.

1. Libraries currently use “patron driven acquisition” —a model of library collection development in which a library only purchases digital content, like e-books and e-journals, when it is clear that a user wants, needs, and demands them. What are your reactions to this collection development model?

2. Major environmental and societal change does not happen overnight. But these major changes force innovators to find new ways to satisfy deep-rooted human wants and needs. What current environmental changes do you see evolving around you that current (and future) trend watchers should be aware of?

3. Why are bookstores and other retailers better positioned to respond to patron demands that change quickly or without notice? What can libraries learn from this?

4. Self-publishing, in which any book or other media is privately produced by its author without the involvement of an established publisher, may be rising. However, many libraries will not add self-published books to its collection. Should libraries begin to accept self-published books? If so, why?

Handouts

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Related Chapters

The following chapters are referenced in Chapter 27 and may assist in expanding your classroom instruction and discussions.

• Chapter 2: History of Libraries, Communities, and Information

• Chapter 3: The Transformative Information Landscape

• Chapter 5: Information Needs

• Chapter 12: Virtual Resources and Services

• Chapter 14: Metadata, Cataloging, Linked Data, and the Evolving ILS

• Chapter 16: User Experience

• Chapter 17: Accessing Information Anywhere and Anytime: Access Services

• Chapter 18: Teaching Users: Information and Technology Literacy Instruction

• Chapter 21: Strategic Planning

• Chapter 22: Change Management

• Chapter 23: Community Resilience

• Chapter 24: Managing Budgets

• Chapter 29: Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization

• Chapter 30: Communication, Marketing, and Outreach Strategies

• Chapter 31: Advocacy

• Chapter 35: Information Licensing