by Fe Angela M. Verzosa De La Salle University Evaluating, Enhancing and Supplementing the Library Resources

by Fe Angela M. Verzosa De La Salle University

Managing our collection faces a crisis... *reduction in expenditures due to price increases *diminished resources *aging of the collection *digital formats are not less expensive *resource-sharing may not solve the the problem

review present status of collection assess strengths and weaknesses identify unmet and emerging needs list priorities for acquisition Know what the library needs

review present status of collection

assess strengths and weaknesses

identify unmet and emerging needs

list priorities for acquisition

Developing core collections rather than comprehensive holdings is a priority. Care should taken in updating. Emphasis is on intellectual content , rather than the traditional format Use shelf behavior and circulation usage to determine usefulness. Know how to keep collection current and useful

Developing core collections rather than comprehensive holdings is a priority.

Care should taken in updating.

Emphasis is on intellectual content , rather than the traditional format

Use shelf behavior and circulation usage to determine usefulness.

Anticipated or actual usage Accuracy Reputation and authoritativeness Timeliness of the publication Strength of present holdings in the subject area or discipline Literary quality Level of treatment Contribution to the field of knowledge Availability Standard Evaluation Criteria

Anticipated or actual usage

Accuracy

Reputation and authoritativeness

Timeliness of the publication

Strength of present holdings in the

subject area or discipline

Literary quality

Level of treatment

Contribution to the field of knowledge

Availability

Formulate short and long–term plans for collection development Information should be collected in the most appropriate format. Usefulness, not format, is the deciding factor in acquisition. Disseminate information on new materials for selection to clientele before acquisition match funds with needs set limits on spending Enhancing your library resources

Formulate short and long–term plans for collection development

Information should be collected in the most appropriate format. Usefulness, not format, is the deciding factor in acquisition.

Disseminate information on new materials for selection to clientele before acquisition

match funds with needs

set limits on spending

Electronic access is now the reality. More capital funds are being rechannelled to buy computer equipment, licenses and access fees to Internet. The World Wide Web presents a vast store of information, but care must be taken to determine those that are inaccurate and unverifiable. Enhancing with Internet access

Electronic access is now the reality. More capital funds are being rechannelled to buy computer equipment, licenses and access fees to Internet. The World Wide Web presents a vast store of information, but care must be taken to determine those that are inaccurate and unverifiable.

Identification/selection of materials thru review sites and websites of vendors, publishers, traditional booksellers, libraries, academic institutions, etc. Web harvesting Archiving web resources Indexing archived documents Developing Online Collections

Identification/selection of materials thru review sites and websites of vendors, publishers, traditional booksellers, libraries, academic institutions, etc.

Web harvesting

Archiving web resources

Indexing archived documents

multimedia (interactive videos) and cd-rom technology are becoming more and more attractive than prints, because they present a better alternative to reading and information retrieval. Acquiring multimedia materials

multimedia (interactive videos) and cd-rom technology are becoming more and more attractive than prints, because they present a better alternative to reading and information retrieval.

Resource-sharing, collaborative purchasing, and cooperative collection present alternatives to enhance collections, reduce not only acquisition costs. Enhancing with shared collections...

Resource-sharing the goal of many consortia by knowing their strengths/weaknesses, they could take advantage of the strengths and work together to cover the weaknesses.

the goal of many consortia

by knowing their strengths/weaknesses, they could take advantage of the strengths and work together to cover the weaknesses.

Benefits from Shared Collections Enhance library resources and services Expand the breadth and depth of collections Reduce unnecessary duplication Reduce costs and space requirements Maximize their use

Enhance library resources and services

Expand the breadth

and depth of collections

Reduce unnecessary

duplication

Reduce costs and space requirements

Maximize their use

Acquiring gifts and donations Manuscript collections and rare books Local studies material Personal/family papers Periodical/serial titles of general interest Reference material of timeless value

Manuscript collections and rare books

Local studies material

Personal/family papers

Periodical/serial titles of general interest

Reference material of timeless value

Thank you!

Thank you!