MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Computing & Information Technology Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
LAR4060
Collection management
B J McMullin
4 points + 1.5 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton
Synopsis The theory and practice of collection management in library and
information agencies; collection policies; selection of materials; assessment
of collections; issues such as the distributed national collection and
ownership versus access.
Assessment Essay: 30% + Exercise: 70%
Recommended texts
- Gorman G E and Kennedy J Collection development for Australian
libraries 2nd edn, Centre for Information Studies, 1992
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