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Reference collections current issues
1. The Future of
Reference Collections
Sandy Chambers Gallipeau
LIS 9315
Collection Development
July 31, 2012
http://www.insanetwist.com/2010/12/sculptures-from-
reference-books.html
4. Purpose
• Find information quickly and
efficiently
• Definition, spelling, word origin
• Brief information as a starting point
• Keywords for search terms
• Geographical information such as
location, population, industry
5. Issues
• Users want electronic, decrease in print
• Cannot maintain electronic and print
• Print collections
Neglected
Not adequately weeded
Stagnated
no longer relevant
Don’t know it is there
6. Issues
• Access to electronic collections
Academic Libraries
High speed internet connection
Students
Distance, commuter
Accessibility accommodations
Alumni
• Public Libraries
Canadian Government cut funding to the
Community Access Program (CAP) May 2012
7. Reference Collection
Development Policy
• Most libraries don’t have a policy
• Less in-depth, more general language
• Interdisciplinary approach to weeding and
collecting the reference collection (King, 2012)
Format new acquisitions, paper or electronic
or both
Location for new acquisitions
reference collection
general stacks
8. Reference Services
• Once staffed
almost
entirely by
professional
librarians”
• Bibliographic
instruction or
Information
Literacy
9. Marketing and Promotion
• Most libraries need to do a better job
at marketing their collection
• More effective promotion and better
wayfinding to
the collection
12. Bibliography
Bibliography
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s=1
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Images
Cartoonstock.com
www.insanetwist.com/2010/12/sculptures-from-reference-books.html
University of Guelph Library
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2010/09/library-reference-desk-made-from-books
University of Toronto Public Library
UCLA Library and used with permission
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