Theory

Collection maps are a tool not only to let the public know what materials are available in any given library, and in what quantity, but also to help library staff make decisions about acquisitions. Creating a collection map is a process of making a visual inventory of a library’s items. Once the map is established, it can be used to create a consideration file, which will help librarians assess the strengths and weaknesses of the collection and how to prioritize spending the budget to bolster it. In this paper, we explain how to make a collection map in eight steps and then how to build a consideration file.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12NVVPXGuY7IrUEUjY2pOE0QiOZsR2cDlMIEB55zTI3E/edit?usp=sharing

District lead media specialist, Meredith Hill, and university professor, Rita Soulen, collaborated together to establish a research practice-partnership to create more diverse school library collections students at local districts. 

Soulen, R. R., & Hill, M. W. (2021). Diverse Literature for All: A Research-Practice Partnership to Strengthen Collection Development. Teacher Librarian, 48(4), 14–20.

This article explains how James Madison University librarians identified and created a library committee to develop a holistic collection management process to evaluate the university library collection every five years to assess what is relevant to the needs of its students/patrons.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01930826.2019.1677092

Tricia Lantzy, Talitha Matlin & Judy Opdahl (2020) Creating a Library-Wide Collection Management Cycle: One Academic Library’s Approach to Continuous Collection Assessment, Journal of Library Administration, 60:2, 155-166, DOI:10.1080/01930826.2019.1677092

Academic librarians in Alabama examined print and ebook usage among students. As a result of their survey, the librarians were able to implement a freshmen orientation tutorial on how to access ebooks. Additionally, results from the survey have suggested that future additions to the collection  be focused on purchasing print books for leisurely texts and ebooks for course-related materials.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01462679.2020.1833802

Wilson, K. M., Hooper, R., Simpson, J., Slay, J. (2020). Comparing print and ebook usage to meet patron needs. Collection Management 46:2. doi:10.1080/01462679.2020.1833802

This article discusses the process involved in building a virtual collection and the unique ways that building this type of collection can benefit the community it serves. Using a special collections model they demonstrate the ways that this can be used to increase the interoperability between library collections.

Link: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/544220.544265?casa_token=tKg0IGlhuu8AAAAA%3Aj4GPXdT0NhPb2Ms-v_2IP1ocvXaE3ccrUKkkr9McKZ2FPdA-viMqOdK8B4GQbMjH90xmPDSlouM 

Geisler, G., Giersch, S., McArthur, D., & McClelland, M. (2002). Creating virtual collections in digital libraries: benefits and implementation issues.  Proceedings of the Second ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries - JCDL '02, 155-166, https://doi.org/10.1145/544220.544265

Contributed by Connor Schwartz 

This article goes into depth about the definition of an information need, and it then expands upon how an information need differs from a learning and educational need which can be helpful to understand when carrying out an information needs analysis and determining what resources should be provided for library patrons. 

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32127233/ 

Beydokhti, T. B., Nabavi, F. H., Ilkhani, M., & Moonaghi, H. K. (2020). Information need, learning need and educational need, definitions and measurements: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(7), 1272–1286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.006 

Falloon discusses how collection development decisions and in particular ebook aquisitions are effected using cost-benefit financial concepts at the College of Staten Island's library.

Link: https://www-tandfonline-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1080/07317131.2020.1728122?needAccess=true

Falloon, Kerry A. (2020). Developing Mindful Collection Decision Making: A Case Study on Analyzing Acquisition E-book Projects Using Financial Concepts. Technical Services Quarterly, 37(2), 101–119. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2020.1728122

Contributed by Karen McNair

This article provides an introduction to the conceptual framework of collaborative collection development, together with the potential benefits of a patron-driven acquisition model, as a potential balm for rising collection development constraints.

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1puWakaONTW79u4W80_YAgNJC0SaaDEN5nIEA3xM3ALA/edit?usp=sharing

Peterman, R. (2021). An Introduction to Collaborative Collection Development and Patron-Driven Acquisitions. San Jose State University.

Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users. (2007). Reference and User Services Quarterly, 47(2), 194–197. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.47n2.194

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20864878?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

Authors state that creating a collection for "Spanish-Speaking" patrons is the target. They chose this designation over the outdated term "Hispanic." The Spanish speaking community has diverse needs and are entitled to meet those needs. This article is geared more towards the development of a collection for Spanish-speaking patrons in a public library, but has applications for development at a university library as well. Attention to electronic resources is mentioned, along with ideas for recruitment of patrons. Although an older article, this is of interest to libraries in San Francisco that are both public and academic.

Contributed by Ryan White

Discussion on how to be inclusive and mindful of the content one selects for the children's section in the library and how to go about finding diverse literature. Resources are offered in finding documents and addresses core competencies that align with the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children).

This is a presentation that provides an overview of various components that might comprise a collection development policy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19v44DbhH_2GNsotom8akf3bzvPYwnc5-/view?usp=sharing

The purpose of this website is for the selection criteria for print and digital collections as a part of policy statements. You as a librarian will be able to collaborate in this virtual library to give your policy statements of print and digital collections.

https://sites.google.com/view/ryland-m-bridget-s-morgan-t/home

This article discusses an important aspect of the LGBTQ+ community as it pertains to libraries; their representation and engagement within rural counties in the Southern United States.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FzPwB13eG07Jgb-uuhTJtzYBMQ_SP1nWyH5pKvWKd6k/edit?usp=sharing

The model of collection development switches from a "just in case" method to a "just in time", meaning that libraries are to have these models implemented ahead of any disasters. With this, the new model of collection development should be flexible, sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based to showcase real-world scenarios

https://www-sciencedirect-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/science/article/pii/S0099133319303520?via%3Dihub

Crawford, L.S., Condrey, C., Avery, E. F., & Enoch, T. (2020). Implementing a just-in-time collection development model in an academic library. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46(2), 102101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102101

Libraries should be developing solutions for effectively working remotely and expanding their ability to provide virtual services during closures and make sure the messaging matches the reality - that libraries are open and providing important services to their communities even when the buildings are closed.

Ayre, L., & Craner, J. (2020). Libraries are Open - Only the Buildings are Closed. Collaborative Librarianship, 12(1), 14–19. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lls&AN=143685783&site=ehost-live&scope=site

This guide for school librarians offers an evidence-based framework on best practices and policies for curating Open Educational Resources (OER) for K-12 education and includes tools and resources to help facilitate the process of curation and policy formation.  Although created for school librarians, this guide is useful to any librarian curating OER for youth. 

https://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-role-of-school-librarians-in-oer-curation-a-framework-to-guide-practice

This paper discusses the importance of incorporating BIPOC literature in library collections and its connections to underrepresent BIPOC youth’s self-image development; also the paper mentions tools that have been created to aid librarians in developing diverse collections.

This article discusses the global research partnership plan at the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and how it seeks to improve efficiency and access to information while collaborating across multiple countries.

https://www-tandfonline-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1080/01930826.2020.1803021?needAccess=true& 

Citation: Mani, N. S., Fratta, M., Carlson, R., & Cawley, M. (2020). Meeting information needs through global partnerships: A roadmap to becoming a global health sciences library. Journal of Library Administration, 60(7), 830–851. https://doi-org.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/10.1080/01930826.2020.1803021

Library websites are used heavily but present as more impersonal than taking a trip down to your local library. This article provides readers with ideas for how to build a virtual library that presents in a more personal/user friendly manner. These examples consist of building scenes that are made to look like a physical library users can interact with. Suggested tools to make this happen are Google Slides and Bitmojis. Tutorials and prototypes are provided. 

Valenza, J. (2020). Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis as Hyperdocs. School Library Journal. Retrieved April, 24 2021 from https://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2020/05/14/creating-your-virtual-library-quickly-using-slides-and-bitmojis/ 

This article provides a case study of how to decolonize a library collection with an eye to inclusion and collaboration between cultures.  

Blume, R., & Roylance, A. (2020). Decolonization in collection development: Developing an authentic authorship workflow. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46(5), N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102175 

As technology continues to advance the needs of patrons also become apparent and the lack of resources available to all patrons of different accessibility needs. This article highlights the ways in which libraries can alter collections to meet the needs of patrons with visual impairments when creating major collections. 

https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/ischoolsrj/vol10/iss1/5/ 

DiGiovanni, Anthony M. (2020). Electronic Library Collections and Users with Visual Impairments: Challenges, Developments, and the State of Collections Policies in Academic and Public Libraries. SJSU ScholarWorks.

McClintock Miller has been gathering and carefully curating library resources and online literacy opportunities for teachers, learners and families, during school closures due to COVID-19. She offers 10 tips for sharing all of those resources through a virtual library, using Buncee, which is providing free access for schools.

https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2020/03/10-ways-teacher-librarians-can-use.html

Contributed by Windy Blanchette

Miller, S.M. (2020, March 21). 10 ways teacher librarians can use Buncee for remote learning with students, families, and teachers. The Library Voice. 

Controlled vocabularies play a vital role in users' ability to access the library collections, as they organize the information that users need in ways that are logical, intuitive, and flexible to accommodate changes; this article provides guidance for librarians to create clear, consistent controlled vocabularies that will increase patron accessibility to their collections.

Smith, C. (2021). Controlled vocabularies: Past, present and future of subject access. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 59(2-3), 186-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2021.1881007   

This article is a longitudinal comparison of the effectiveness of three outreach programs done in person before Corona Virus and virtually during Corona Virus. The purpose of the programs was to promote the collection of children/young adult books to preservice teachers at Bowling Green State University's library. The library program takes pride in the collection as a tool to prepare preservice teachers to foster a love of reading within students and themselves.

https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ul_pub/67/

Prince, J.J. & Boff, C. (2020). Creating a culture of readers through collection development and outreach. Collection Management. DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2020.1859423

Graphic Novels have become a vibrant part of not only youth culture but culture in general. This article examines the collection development techniques chosen by school librarians to create a collection including Graphic Novels. The concepts of self-censorship and censorship its effects in collection development are main aspects of the study in creating collections. 

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/710262

Moeller, Robin A, & Becnel, Kim E. (2020). “They’re So Stinkin’ Popular, How Could You Say No?” Graphic Novel Collection Development and School Librarian Self-Censorship. The Library Quarterly (Chicago), 90(4), 515–529. https://doi.org/10.1086/710262

This article introduces the common trends of advertising library collections, such as displays (physical or digital), pop-up libraries, and social media. The author discusses the formula for effective and efficient marketing that includes strategic planning, community engagement, and consistency.

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/atg/vol28/iss4/14/ 

Contributed by: Mariella Fajardo 

Jackson, J. (2016). Making the most of library collections while multitasking: A review of best practices for marketing and promoting library collections. Against the Grain, 28(4), https://doi.org/10.7771/2380-176X.7458 

This article discusses a need revealed by a Brigham Young University study to "...do more to solicit patron feedback and suggestions regarding how collections are built" which led to an investigation of and integration of Crowd Theory into their collection development process.

Letting the Readers Have a Say: Crowd Theory in Collection Development 

Citation: Strong, J., & Galbraith, Q. (October 04, 2018). Letting the readers have a say: Crowd theory in collection development. College & Research Libraries News, 79, (9), 502.https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.9.502

This opinion piece from the New York Times makes the argument that "libraries must change." Some questions this article poses are: How can our librarians conduct virtual visits to schools, senior centers, prisons, day care centers and other similar organizations? How can we use the digital space to bring differing perspectives together around core issues in a safe, productive manner as we do in our physical locations? And how can we effectively replicate online the serendipitous experience of browsing through the library’s shelves? 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/opinion/libraries-coronavirus.html 

Contributed by Grace Garner

Citation:

Marx, Anthony W. “Opinion | Libraries Must Change.” The New York Times, 28 May 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/opinion/libraries-coronavirus.html. 

The article reviews several educational websites including the search engine in locating podcasts and radio program located at https://www.audiosear.ch/, American rhetoric located at http://americanrhetoric.com and librivox located at https://librivox.org/.

https://web-b-ebscohost-com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=17&sid=0e11b4a7-2b2c-4914-b3c4-6278ad0ee9e2%40sessionmgr101

Contributed by Jeanna Crockett

Citation:

Lamb, A. (2017). A Collection of Digital Collections and More. Teacher Librarian, 44(3), 36–43.

This article uses a Malaysian military library’s digital library to highlight the importance of evaluating digital libraries post-launch to gauge how successful implementation was and identify obstacles impeding use by the targeted user group. The findings could prove significant for other public organizations.

Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342324744_Ensuring_continued_use_of_a_digital_library_a_qualitative_approach 

Rahman, A.R.A & Mohezar, S. (2020). Ensuring continued use of a digital library: A qualitative approach. The Electronic Library, 38(3), 513-530. 10.1108/EL-12-2019-0294

A master's thesis describing a rubric to evaluate the digital representation of academic libraries, considering Web 2.0 and Human-centered Design elements such as coherence, malleability, engagement, and responsiveness; could be helpful for evaluating and refining other virtual library collections.

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/1657